Threskiornithidae

The family of the threskionithidés (or Threskionithidae ) includes/understands the 32 species of Ibis and spatula S, terrestrial wader S of intermediate size to large (from 46 to 110 cm), with rather long legs and neck. The ibis have the long, thin and bent nozzle, whereas it broad and is flattened at the spatulas.

Cosmopolitans except for the Antarctic, they have greatest diversity in tropical area. They live in a variety of wetlands, but some species attend the forests, meadows or areas arid or semi-arid.

Threskionithidés are divided into 2 subfamilies: threskiornithinés (26 species of ibis) and them plataleinés (6 species of spatulas).

Alphabetical list of the kinds

• Ajaia (F.) Reichenbach, 1853
• Bostrychia (F.) G.R. Gray, 1847
• Cercibis (F.) Wagler, 1832
• Eudocimus (Mr.) Wagler, 1832
• Geronticus (Mr.) Wagler, 1832
• Lophotibis (F.) Reichenbach 1853
• Mesembrinibis (F.) J.L. Peters, 1930
• Nipponia (F.) Reichenbach, 1853
• Phimosus (Mr.) Wagler, 1832
• Platalea (F.) Linnaeus, 1758
• Plegadis (Mr.) Kaup, 1829
• Pseudibis (F.) Hodgson, 1844
• Theristicus (Mr.) Wagler, 1832
• Threskiornis (Mr.) G.R. Gray, 1842

List species

Subfamily: Threskiornithinae

• Ibis crowned - Threskiornis aethiopicus - Sacred Ibis
• Ibis with black head - Threskiornis melanocephalus - Black-headed Ibis
• Ibis with black neck - Threskiornis molucca - Australian White Ibis
• Ibis of Australia - Threskiornis spinicollis - Straw-necked Ibis
• black Ibis - Pseudibis papillosa - Indian Black Ibis
• Ibis of Davison - Pseudibis davisoni - White-shouldered Ibis
• giant Ibis - Pseudibis gigantea - Giant Ibis
• Ibis bald person - Geronticus eremita - Northern Bald Ibis
• Ibis of the Cape - Geronticus calvus - Southern Bald Ibis
• Japanese Ibis - Japanese Nipponia - Japanese Crested Ibis
• Ibis olive - Bostrychia olivacea - Olive Ibis
• been vermiculated Ibis - Bostrychia will rara - Spot-breasted Ibis
• Ibis hagedash - Bostrychia hagedash - Hadada Ibis
• Ibis caruncle - Bostrychia carunculata - Wattled Ibis
• Ibis leaded - Theristicus caerulescens - Plumbeous Ibis /small >
• Ibis mandore - Theristicus caudatus - Buff-necked Ibis
• Ibis with black face - Theristicus melanopis - Black-faced Ibis
• Ibis with pointed tail - Cercibis oxycerca - Sharp-tailed Ibis
• green Ibis - Mesembrinibis cayennensis - Green Ibis
• Ibis with naked face - Phimosus infuscatus - Whispering Ibis
• white Ibis - Eudocimus albus - American White Ibis
• red Ibis - Eudocimus ruber - Scarlet Ibis
• Ibis falcinelle - Plegadis falcinellus - Glossy Ibis
• Ibis with white face - Plegadis chihi - White-faced Ibis
• Ibis of Ridgway - Plegadis ridgwayi - Puna Ibis
• crested Ibis - Lophotibis cristata - Madagascar Crested Ibis