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. All five Australian mainland species have been recorded as vagrants in Tasmania.
- Glossy Ibis, Plegadis falcinellus (V)
- Australian White Ibis, Threskiornis molucca (V)
- Straw-necked Ibis, Threskiornis spinicollis (V)
- Royal Spoonbill, Platalea regia (V)
- Yellow-billed Spoonbill, Platalea flavipes (V)
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Tasmania