List of Birds of The United States - Ibises and Spoonbills

Ibises and Spoonbills

Order: Pelecaniformes. 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.

  • American White Ibis, Eudocimus albus
  • Scarlet Ibis, Eudocimus ruber (A)
  • Glossy Ibis, Plegadis falcinellus
  • White-faced Ibis, Plegadis chihi
  • Roseate Spoonbill, Ajaia ajaja

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