Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus
Australian White Ibis Threskiornis molucca
Straw-necked Ibis Threskiornis spinicollis
Royal Spoonbill Platalea regia
Yellow-billed Spoonbill Platalea flavipes
Family Threskiornithidae (Ibises & Spoonbills)
The family Threskiornithidae, Ibises and Spoonbills, are large terrestrial and wading birds distinguished by their diagnostic bills. They feed by touch - Ibises probing with long, down-curved bills, and Spoonbills sweeping laterally through shallow water with their spoon-shaped bills.
5 species photographed. See the Australian birds list.
