Ibises, Spoonbills

Straw-necked Ibis

Threskiornis spinicollis

The Straw-necked Ibis (Threskiornis spinicollis) is a 1.3 kg grassland bird that eats a bit of everything. It stays put all year.

Family: Ibises, Spoonbills
Order: Pelecaniformes
Weight: 1.3 kg
Habitat: Grassland
Diet: Invertebrates
Migration: Resident
Countries recorded: 2

Recorded in Australia, Papua New Guinea.

Where to see it: Western Treatment Plant (Australia); Oxley Creek Common (Australia); Jerrabomberra Wetlands Nature Reserve (Australia); Sandy Camp Road Wetlands (Australia); Bowra Wildlife Sanctuary (Australia).