Ibises and Spoonbills
Order: Ciconiiformes. Family: Threskiornithidae
The family Threskiornithidae includes the ibises and spoonbills. They have long, broad wings. Their bodies tend to be elongated, the neck more so, with rather long legs. The bill is also long, decurved in the case of the ibises, straight and distinctively flattened in the spoonbills. In South Carolina, three species have occurred along with one species of questionable origin.
- American White Ibis, Eudocimus albus
- Scarlet Ibis, Eudocimus ruber (P2)
- Glossy Ibis, Plegadis falcinellus
- Roseate Spoonbill, Platalea ajaja
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of South Carolina