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Black-headed Ibis
Threskiornis melanocephalus
23.0937, 72.6868
Field Notes
Description:
Adults are typically 75 cm long and white-plumaged, with some greyer areas on the wings. The bald head, the neck and legs are black. The thick down curved bill is dusky yellow.In breeding,plumage some slaty grey on scapulars and in wings and ornamental plumes at base of the neck. Sexes are similar, but juveniles have whiter necks and a black bill.
Notes:
Like storks and Spoonbills, it lacks a true voice-producing mechanism and is silent except for peculiar ventriloquial grunts uttered when nesting.
Reference Links:
Black-headed Ibis
Species ID Suggestions
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedFebruary 24, 2012
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