Black-headed Ibis
Threskiornis melanocephalus (Latham, 1790)
Threskiornithidae — Ibises, Spoonbills
Black-headed Ibis, Threskiornis melanocephalus, breeds in India, south-east Asia, south-east Sumatra and north Java, where it is now rare. It is an ibis in the family Threskiornithidae and was described by Latham in 1790. Within its range, it is the only native ibis with white plumage overall and a black head and neck. Its down-curved bill and legs are black too. It is often linked with wetlands, but it feeds in both natural and human-made habitats, and it nests only in the rainy season.
- Order
- Pelecaniformes
- Family
- Threskiornithidae — Ibises, Spoonbills
- Breeding range
- Oriental Region: India, se Asia, se Sumatra and n Java (where now rare)
