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Threskiornis spinicollis

(Straw-necked ibis)

FAMILY	Plataleidae
Species	Threskiornis spinicollis
Common name	Straw-necked ibis
Main colour	Black
Distinctive feature	Black body, white belly, long curved beak, size 65-70 cm
Campus	Cairns, Townsville

Description

A large bird with a black body and white underbelly, breast plumes tend to be yellowish, head and neck are bare. Usually in flocks in mown areas searching for grubs and other creatures of the soil, bill long and curved. Legs and feet black, eyes black, bill black.

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