Bird Guide

Bare-faced Ibis vs Straw-necked Ibis

Bare-faced Ibis (Phimosus infuscatus)

Bare-faced Ibis

Phimosus infuscatus

Large559 gWetland

The bare-faced ibis is either dark brown or a blackish color. It is called the bare-faced ibis because it does not have any feathers on its face. It has a long decurved bill with a pinkish to reddish brown colour. The skin on its face is usually a reddish color, and it also has long orange colored beak with pink legs. The total length of the ibis ranges between 45 and 50 cm.

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Photo: Tiago Lubiana · CC0
Straw-necked Ibis (Threskiornis spinicollis)

Straw-necked Ibis

Threskiornis spinicollis

Large1.3 kgGrassland

Straw-necked ibises are large birds, around 59–76 cm (23–30 in) long, with a bare black head and a long, downcurved black bill. They have a distinctive, highly iridescent plumage, which can appear fairly uniform dirty dark brown in indifferent light; the wings are dark, with an iridescent, multicoloured sheen in sunlight. They have a shiny blue-black back, with a metallic purple, green and bronze glow, and a dark collar. The upper neck is white, as are the underparts and the undertail; their legs are usually red near the top and dark grey toward the feet.

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Photo: JJ Harrison (https://www.jjharrison.com.au/) · CC BY 3.0

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