Ibis: Quick Facts

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Sep. 27, 2026

Facts

Also Known As	Threskiornithinae

Photos and Videos

Glossy ibis (Plegadis falcinellus).

Illustration of a white ibis (Eudocimus albus) showing a slender white bird with long red legs, a curved red bill, and a bare red face.

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Saving the northern bald ibis in Turkey

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Topics

Japanese ibis glossy ibis scarlet ibis hadada ibis sacred ibis hermit ibis white-faced ibis white ibis Threskiornithidae Spoonbill

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