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Straw Necked Ibis

Threskiornis spinicollis

Description:

Pied Ibis with long yellow plumes on the neck. Black plumage of back and wings glossed with blue, purple and green irridescence. Naked skin on underwing yellow.

Habitat:

Common throughout Australia.

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3 Comments

KerryHawkins
KerryHawkins 11 years ago

The irridescent colours are fantastic in the right light,

masunya2004
masunya2004 11 years ago

I love it too

Jacob Gorneau
Jacob Gorneau 11 years ago

What a stunning ibis! Just lovely!

KerryHawkins
Spotted by
KerryHawkins

Queensland, Australia

Spotted on Jul 2, 2012
Submitted on Mar 2, 2013

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