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Australian Ibis

Threskiornis molucca (Cuvier, GLCFD 1829)

The Australian white ibis is a wading bird of the ibis family, Threskiornithidae. It is widespread across much of Australia. It has a predominantly white plumage with a bare, black head, long downcurved bill and black legs. While it is closely related to the African sacred ibis, the Australian white ibis is a native Australian bird - contrary to urban myth, it is not a feral species introduced to Australia by people, and it does not come from Egypt. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Pelecaniformes
Family:
  Threskiornithidae
Genus:
   Threskiornis
Scientific:
  Threskiornis molucca

Original description

Citation:
  (Cuvier, GLCFD 1829)

Reference:
   Règne Animal n. éd. ed. 2, 1 p.520,note

Protonym:
  Ibis molucca

Type locality:
  Moluccas, Indonesia.

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33374362

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  8C461E3FC1E5C100

Avibase ID:
  avibase-8C461E3F

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/8C461E3F

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 174945

Geographic range:

  • Threskiornis molucca: Wallacea, New Guinea, Australia, and Solomon Islands
  • Threskiornis molucca molucca: Australia to southern New Guinea, southern Moluccas, and eastern Lesser Sundas
  • Threskiornis molucca pygmaeus: Rennell and Bellona (southeastern Solomon Islands)
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Australian Ibis
Catalan:
Ibis blanc australià
Czech:
ibis australský
Danish:
Australsk Ibis
German:
Australibis
Spanish:
Ibis Moluqueño
Spanish (Spain):
Ibis Moluqueño
Finnish:
australianpyhäiibis
French:
Ibis à cou noir
Croatian:
australski ibis
Hungarian:
malukui íbisz
Italian:
Ibis bianco australiano
Japanese (romaji):
o-sutorariakurotoki
Japanese:
オーストラリアクロトキ
Lithuanian:
australinis ibis
Dutch:
Australische Witte Ibis
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Australibis
Norwegian:
Australibis
Polish:
ibis czarnopióry
Portuguese:
Íbis-branco-australiano
Portuguese (Portugal):
Íbis-branca-australiana
Russian:
Молуккский ибис
Slovak:
ibis alabastrový
Serbian:
Australijski ibis
Swedish:
australisk ibis
Ukrainian:
Ібіс молуцький
Chinese:
澳洲白鹮
Chinese (Traditional):
澳洲白鹮

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Australian Ibis ( Threskiornis molucca) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Australian Ibis ( Threskiornis molucca) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Australian Ibis ( Threskiornis molucca) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Australian Ibis ( Threskiornis molucca) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Australian Ibis ( Threskiornis moluccus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Australian Ibis ( Threskiornis moluccus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Australian Ibis ( Threskiornis moluccus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Australian Ibis ( Threskiornis moluccus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Australian Ibis ( Threskiornis moluccus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Australian Ibis ( Threskiornis moluccus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Australian Ibis ( Threskiornis molucca) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Australian Sacred Ibis ( Threskiornis molucca) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Australian Sacred Ibis ( Threskiornis molucca) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Australian Sacred Ibis ( Threskiornis molucca) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Australian Sacred Ibis ( Threskiornis molucca) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Australian Sacred Ibis ( Threskiornis molucca) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Australian Sacred Ibis ( Threskiornis molucca) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Australian Sacred Ibis ( Threskiornis molucca) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Australian Sacred Ibis ( Threskiornis molucca) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Australian Sacred Ibis ( Threskiornis molucca) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Australian Ibis ( Threskiornis moluccus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Australian Ibis ( Threskiornis moluccus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Australian Ibis ( Threskiornis moluccus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Australian Ibis ( Threskiornis moluccus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Australian Ibis ( Threskiornis moluccus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Australian Ibis ( Threskiornis moluccus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Australian Ibis ( Threskiornis moluccus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Australian Ibis ( Threskiornis moluccus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Australian Ibis ( Threskiornis moluccus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Australian Ibis ( Threskiornis moluccus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Australian Ibis ( Threskiornis moluccus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Australian Ibis ( Threskiornis moluccus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Australian Ibis ( Threskiornis moluccus) [version 1]
Christidis and Boles (2008): Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds:
Australian White Ibis ( Threskiornis molucca)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Ibis à cou noir ( Threskiornis molucca) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Ibis à cou noir ( Threskiornis molucca) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
Australian White Ibis ( Threskiornis moluccus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Australian Ibis ( Threskiornis molucca) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Australian Ibis ( Threskiornis molucca) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
Australian Ibis ( Threskiornis molucca) [version 1]
Clements, version 2024:
Australian Ibis ( Threskiornis molucca) [version 1]
Clements 3rd edition:
Australian White Ibis ( Threskiornis molucca) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition:
Australian Ibis ( Threskiornis molucca) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Australian Ibis ( Threskiornis molucca) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Australian Ibis ( Threskiornis molucca) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Australian Ibis ( Threskiornis molucca) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Australian Ibis ( Threskiornis molucca) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Australian Ibis ( Threskiornis molucca) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Australian Ibis ( Threskiornis molucca) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Australian Ibis ( Threskiornis molucca) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition:
Australian Ibis ( Threskiornis molucca) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Australian Ibis ( Threskiornis molucca) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Australian Ibis ( Threskiornis molucca) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Australian Ibis ( Threskiornis molucca) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Australian Ibis ( Threskiornis molucca) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Australian Ibis ( Threskiornis molucca) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Australian Ibis ( Threskiornis moluccus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Australian Ibis ( Threskiornis moluccus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Australian Ibis ( Threskiornis moluccus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
Australian Ibis ( Threskiornis moluccus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
Australian Ibis ( Threskiornis moluccus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
Australian Ibis ( Threskiornis molucca) [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
Australian Ibis ( Threskiornis molucca) [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
Australian Ibis ( Threskiornis molucca) [version 1]
eBird version 1.50:
Australian Ibis ( Threskiornis molucca) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
Australian Ibis ( Threskiornis molucca) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53:
Australian Ibis ( Threskiornis moluccus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54:
Australian Ibis ( Threskiornis moluccus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55:
Australian Ibis ( Threskiornis moluccus) [version 1]
eBird version 2015:
Australian Ibis ( Threskiornis moluccus) [version 1]
eBird version 2016:
Australian Ibis ( Threskiornis moluccus) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
Australian Ibis ( Threskiornis molucca) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
Australian Ibis ( Threskiornis molucca) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
Australian Ibis ( Threskiornis molucca) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
Australian Ibis ( Threskiornis molucca) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
Australian Ibis ( Threskiornis molucca) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
Australian Ibis ( Threskiornis molucca) [version 1]
eBird version 2024:
Australian Ibis ( Threskiornis molucca) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Australian White Ibis ( Threskiornis molucca) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Australian White Ibis ( Threskiornis molucca) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Australian Ibis ( Threskiornis molucca) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Australian Ibis ( Threskiornis molucca) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Australian Ibis ( Threskiornis molucca) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Australian Ibis ( Threskiornis molucca) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Australian Ibis ( Threskiornis molucca) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Australian Ibis ( Threskiornis molucca) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Australian Ibis ( Threskiornis molucca) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Australian Ibis ( Threskiornis molucca) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Australian Ibis ( Threskiornis molucca) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Australian Ibis ( Threskiornis moluccus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Australian Ibis ( Threskiornis moluccus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Australian White Ibis ( Threskiornis molucca) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Australian Ibis ( Threskiornis moluccus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Australian Ibis ( Threskiornis moluccus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Australian Ibis ( Threskiornis moluccus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Australian Ibis ( Threskiornis moluccus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Australian White Ibis ( Threskiornis molucca) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Australian White Ibis ( Threskiornis molucca) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
Australian White Ibis ( Threskiornis molucca) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
Australian White Ibis ( Threskiornis molucca) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Australian White Ibis ( Threskiornis molucca) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
Australian White Ibis ( Threskiornis molucca) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
Australian White Ibis ( Threskiornis molucca) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
Australian White Ibis ( Threskiornis molucca) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
Australian White Ibis ( Threskiornis molucca) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
Australian White Ibis ( Threskiornis molucca) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
Australian White Ibis ( Threskiornis molucca) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
Australian White Ibis ( Threskiornis molucca) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
Australian White Ibis ( Threskiornis molucca) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
Australian White Ibis ( Threskiornis molucca) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
Australian White Ibis ( Threskiornis molucca) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
Australian White Ibis ( Threskiornis moluccus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
Australian White Ibis ( Threskiornis moluccus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Australian White Ibis ( Threskiornis moluccus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Australian White Ibis ( Threskiornis moluccus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Australian White Ibis ( Threskiornis moluccus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Australian White Ibis ( Threskiornis moluccus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Australian White Ibis ( Threskiornis moluccus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Australian White Ibis ( Threskiornis moluccus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Australian White Ibis ( Threskiornis moluccus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Australian White Ibis ( Threskiornis moluccus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Australian White Ibis ( Threskiornis moluccus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Australian White Ibis ( Threskiornis moluccus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Australian White Ibis ( Threskiornis moluccus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Australian White Ibis ( Threskiornis moluccus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Australian White Ibis ( Threskiornis moluccus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Australian White Ibis ( Threskiornis moluccus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Australian White Ibis ( Threskiornis moluccus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Australian White Ibis ( Threskiornis molucca) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Australian White Ibis ( Threskiornis molucca) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Australian White Ibis ( Threskiornis molucca) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Australian White Ibis ( Threskiornis molucca) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Australian White Ibis ( Threskiornis molucca) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Australian White Ibis ( Threskiornis molucca) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Australian White Ibis ( Threskiornis molucca) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Australian White Ibis ( Threskiornis molucca) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Australian White Ibis ( Threskiornis molucca) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Australian White Ibis ( Threskiornis molucca) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Australian White Ibis ( Threskiornis molucca) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Australian White Ibis ( Threskiornis molucca) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Australian White Ibis ( Threskiornis molucca) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Australian White Ibis ( Threskiornis molucca) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Australian White Ibis ( Threskiornis molucca) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Australian White Ibis ( Threskiornis molucca) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Australian White Ibis ( Threskiornis molucca) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Australian White Ibis ( Threskiornis molucca) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Australian White Ibis ( Threskiornis molucca) [version 1]
Oriental Bird Club:
Australian Ibis ( Threskiornis molucca)
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Threskiornis molucca [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Australian Ibis ( Threskiornis molucca) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Australian Ibis ( Threskiornis molucca) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Australian Ibis ( Threskiornis molucca) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Threskiornis molucca [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Threskiornis moluccus [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Threskiornis [aethiopicus, melanocephalus or molucca] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Other synonyms

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Bengali: ি঄মস্ট্ররীয় কামস্তচযা
Bengali (transliteration): asṭrēlīẏa kāstēcarā*
Catalan: Ibis blanc australià
Czech: Ibis australský
Danish: Australsk Ibis
German: Austarlien Ibis, Australibis, Australischer Ibis, AustralischerIbis, Molukkenibis
English: Australian Black-necked Ibis, Australian Ibis, Australian Sacred Ibis, Australian White Ibis, Black-headed Ibis, Black-necked Ibis, Sacred Ibis, White Ibis
English (Australia): Australian White Ibis
English, HBW: Australian Ibis
English (IOC): Australian White Ibis
English (United States): Australian Ibis
Esperanto: Aŭstralia blanka ibiso, blanka ibiso
Spanish: Ibis Blanca Australiana, Ibis Moluqueño
Spanish (Spain): Ibis Moluqueño
Spanish (HBW): Australian Ibis
Estonian: lõunaiibis
Finnish: Australianiibis, australianpyhäiibis
French: Ibis à cou noir, Ibis des Moluques, Ibis leucon
Croatian: australski ibis
Hungarian: malukui íbisz
Indonesian: Ibis Australia
Italian: Ibis bianco australiano, Ibis bianco delle Molucche
Japanese (romaji): oasutorariakurotoki, o-sutorariakurotoki
Japanese: オアストラリアクロトキ, オーストラリアクロトキ
Kirghiz: Молукка ибиси
Scientific: Ibis molucca, Threskiornis molucca, Threskiornis molucca molucca, Threskiornis moluccus, Threskiornis moluccus moluccus
Lithuanian: Australinis baltasis ibis, australinis ibis
Rennell: tatagoa
Dutch: Australische Wiite Ibis, Australische Witte Ibis, Molukkenibis
Norwegian Nynorsk: Australibis
Norwegian: Australibis
Polish: ibis czarnopióry
Portuguese: Íbis-branco-australiano
Portuguese (Portugal): Íbis-branca-australiana
Russian: Австралийский белый ибис, Австралийский молуккский ибис, Ибис молуккский, Молуккский ибис
Slovak: ibis alabastrový
Serbian: Australijski ibis
Swedish: Australisk ibis
Turkish: Avustralya Kutsal Aynağı
Ukrainian: Ібіс молуцький
Chinese: 澳洲白鹮
Chinese (Traditional): 澳洲白鹮

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