Black-headed Ibis
Threskiornis melanocephalus
Near Threatened (IUCN Red List)Ibises and Spoonbills
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About the Black-headed Ibis
A large wader with a white body and bare black head and neck. Males and females look similar and both have grayish tail feathers. It probes into mud and shallow water with its long, down curved black bill, sometimes submerging its entire head. Found primarily around wetlands including agricultural fields and occasionally around coastal areas, but also seen foraging in dry fields and human-modified landscapes.
Species account: eBird.org, fetched 2025-12-26 · How these pages are made
Where it has been recorded
Recorded in 17 of the 253 countries we have eBird lists for. Each opens that country's checklist.
