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Revision as of 23:32, 7 December 2022

Pair in breeding plumage
Photo © by Alok Tewari
Basai Wetlands, Gurgaon, Haryana, India, 18 June 2015
Threskiornis melanocephalus

Identification

Juvenile
Photo © by James Williams
Ranganathittu, Karnataka, Southern India, 13 November 2005

65–76 cm (25½-30 in)

  • White overall plumage
  • Greyer areas on wings
  • Black bald head
  • Black neck and legs
  • Black, thick curved bill

Sexes are similar, but juveniles have whiter necks and black-tipped wings.

Distribution

India to south-east Asia. Winters to eastern China, Sumatra, and the Philippines; which seems to be extremes of the range of this species.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species[1].

This member of the family Threskiornithidae has previously been considered a part of the Sacred Ibis, but is now considered a full species.

Habitat

Rivers, marshes and paddyfields. Also present in coastal areas.

Behaviour

Diet

The diet consists of fish and frogs, tadpoles, worms, snails, larval and adult insects.

Breeding

They build a stick nest in a tree. The clutch consists of 2–4 eggs.

Gallery

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References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved February 2016)
  3. Wikipedia
  4. BF Member observations

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External Links

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