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Straw-necked Ibis
Threskiornis spinicollis (Jameson, 1835)
Threskiornithidae — Ibises, Spoonbills
Straw-necked Ibis, Threskiornis spinicollis, is an ibis in the family Threskiornithidae that breeds in Australasia, including Trans-Fly in southern New Guinea, near Port Moresby, Australia and Tasmania. It is known for the straw-coloured feathers on the neck of adult birds. The species was described by Jameson in 1835. It is found around shallow freshwater wetlands, swamps, lagoons, grasslands and cultivated pasture, and it also uses trees and other open places while moving between suitable sites.
- Order
- Pelecaniformes
- Family
- Threskiornithidae — Ibises, Spoonbills
- Breeding range
- Australasia: Trans-Fly (sc New Guinea), near Port Moresby (se New Guinea), Australia and Tasmania
