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The Australian white ibis is a wading bird of the ibis family, Threskiornithidae. It is widespread across much of Australia. It has a predominantly white plumage with a bare, black head, long downcurved bill, and black legs.

White Ibis (Threskiornis moluccus) commonly known as a bin chicken in Australia

Close-up portrait of a juvenile Australian White Ibis bird

The Sacred Ibis is found throughout sub-Saharan Africa, Madagascar, Aldabra, and south-eastern Iraq. It has been introduced to areas of Europe, such as the west coast of France.

Stork bird sitting in a dead tree with clear blue sky background, outback Australia

African sacred ibis, Sun City area, South Africa

Beautiful wader bird, adult Black-headed ibis, also known as Oriental white ibis, Indian white ibis and Black-necked ibis, low angle view, side shot in the morning standing on the agriculture field covered with mudflat in nature of tropical climate, central Thailand.

Ndutu region near Ngorogoro National Park - Tanzania

African sacred ibis (Threskiornis aethiopicus) seen here perched on a log looking towards the left.

Photos from a tour of the beautiful island of Sri Lanka, formerly known as Ceylon

$African Sacred Ibis.\nThe African sacred ibis (Threskiornis aethiopicus) is a species of ibis, a wading bird of the family Threskiornithidae. It is native to much of Africa, as well as small parts of Iraq, Iran and Kuwait. It is especially known for its role in Ancient Egyptian religion, where it was linked to the god Thoth. The species is currently extirpated from Egypt.$

Wild white australian ibis in the city - Sydney, New South Wales

Heron standing on hippo, Kruger National Park.

Juvenile White Ibis resting in the morning sun.

a gray heron and an african sacred ibis on the shore of lake naivasha - kenya

White and gray heron in pond hunting fishes

$Western Cattle Egret.\nThe western cattle egret (Bubulcus ibis) is a species of heron (family Ardeidae) found in the tropics, subtropics and warm temperate zones. Most taxonomic authorities lump this species and the eastern cattle egret together (called the cattle egret), but some (including the International Ornithologists' Union) separate them. Despite the similarities in plumage to the egrets of the genus Egretta, it is more closely related to the herons of Ardea. Originally native to parts of Asia, Africa and Europe, it has undergone a rapid expansion in its distribution and successfully colonised much of the rest of the world in the last century.\n\nIt is a white bird adorned with buff plumes in the breeding season. It nests in colonies, usually near bodies of water and often with other wading birds. The nest is a platform of sticks in trees or shrubs. Western cattle egrets exploit drier and open habitats more than other heron species. Their feeding habitats include seasonally inundated grasslands, pastures, farmlands, wetlands and rice paddies. They often accompany cattle or other large mammals, catching insect and small vertebrate prey disturbed by these animals. Some populations of the cattle egret are migratory and others show post-breeding dispersal.\n\nThe adult cattle egret has few predators, but birds or mammals may raid its nests, and chicks may be lost to starvation, calcium deficiency or disturbance from other large birds. This species maintains a special relationship with cattle, which extends to other large grazing mammals; wider human farming is believed to be a major cause of their suddenly expanded range. The cattle egret removes ticks and flies from cattle and consumes them. This benefits both species, but it has been implicated in the spread of tick-borne animal diseases.$

Sacred Ibis looking for insects in the marsh lands of the Amboseli National park, Kenya

A Gang of Black headed IBIS on middle of lake hill

Sacred Ibis and Egyptian Goose in Amboseli NP Wetland

Black-headed ibis (Threskiornis melanocephalus) a.k.a. Oriental white ibis.

$Glossy Ibis.\nThe glossy ibis (Plegadis falcinellus) is a water bird in the order Pelecaniformes and the ibis and spoonbill family Threskiornithidae. The scientific name derives from Ancient Greek plegados and Latin, falcis, both meaning \$

Australian white ibis strolling in a Sydney parking lot

Beautiful wader bird, adult Black-headed ibis, also known as Oriental white ibis, Indian white ibis and Black-necked ibis, low angle view, rear shot, standing on the agriculture field covered with mudflat in nature of tropical climate, central Thailand.

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