List of Birds of Oklahoma - Ibises and Spoonbills

Ibises and Spoonbills

Order: Ciconiiformes. Family: Threskiornithidae

The family Threskiornithidae includes the ibises and spoonbills. They have long, broad wings. Their bodies tends 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
  • Glossy Ibis, Plegadis falcinellus (A)
  • White-faced Ibis, Plegadis chihi
  • Roseate Spoonbill, Platalea ajaja

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