Threskiornithidae
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The family Threskiornithidae includes 35 extant species of large wading birds, and one more that became extinct in historical times. The family has been traditionally classified into two subfamilies,
Sacred ibis
Rhynchaeites, a stem-ibis from the Messel Formation of Germany
American White Ibis II
Black faced ibis Tricao
Ibis
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The ibis are a group of long-legged wading birds in the family Threskiornithidae that inhabit wetlands, forests and plains. "Ibis" derives from the Latin and Ancient Greek word for this group of birds
Threskiornithidae
…of large wading birds, and one more that became extinct in historical times. The family has been traditionally classified into two subfamilies, the ibises and the spoonbills; however, recent genetic studies have cast doubt on this arrangement, and have found the spoonbills to be nested within the Old World…
Black headed Ibis
Ibises illustration, c. 1835–1840
Black-headed ibis