Family
Ibises and Spoonbills
Threskiornithidae
35 species with a page on Motmot.
Order: Pelecaniformes
The family Threskiornithidae includes 35 extant species of large wading birds, and one more that became extinct in historical times. The family has been traditionally classified into two subfamilies, the ibises and the spoonbills; however, recent genetic studies have cast doubt on this arrangement, and have found the spoonbills to be nested within the Old World ibises, and the New World ibises as an early offshoot. These studies found two major clades within the family, a widespread clade that includes the type genus Threskiornis and seven other genera (including the spoonbills) occurring in both the Old and New Worlds, and a smaller group of entirely New World species, with five genera.
Species in this family
- Sao Tome Ibis Bostrychia bocagei
- Wattled Ibis Bostrychia carunculata
- Hadada Ibis Bostrychia hagedash
- Olive Ibis Bostrychia olivacea
- Spot-breasted Ibis Bostrychia rara
- Sharp-tailed Ibis Cercibis oxycerca
- White Ibis Eudocimus albus
- Scarlet Ibis Eudocimus ruber
- Southern Bald Ibis Geronticus calvus
- Northern Bald Ibis Geronticus eremita
- Madagascar Ibis Lophotibis cristata
- Green Ibis Mesembrinibis cayennensis
- Crested Ibis Nipponia nippon
- Bare-faced Ibis Phimosus infuscatus
- Roseate Spoonbill Platalea ajaja
- African Spoonbill Platalea alba
- Yellow-billed Spoonbill Platalea flavipes
- Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia
- Black-faced Spoonbill Platalea minor
- Royal Spoonbill Platalea regia
- White-faced Ibis Plegadis chihi
- Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus
- Puna Ibis Plegadis ridgwayi
- White-shouldered Ibis Pseudibis davisoni
- Giant Ibis Pseudibis gigantea
- Red-naped Ibis Pseudibis papillosa
- Andean Ibis Theristicus branickii
- Plumbeous Ibis Theristicus caerulescens
- Buff-necked Ibis Theristicus caudatus
- Black-faced Ibis Theristicus melanopis
- African Sacred Ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus
- Malagasy Sacred Ibis Threskiornis bernieri
- Black-headed Ibis Threskiornis melanocephalus
- Australian Ibis Threskiornis molucca
- Straw-necked Ibis Threskiornis spinicollis
Lookalikes compared
- African Sacred Ibis vs Eurasian Spoonbill
- African Sacred Ibis vs Hadada Ibis
- African Sacred Ibis vs Northern Bald Ibis
- Australian Ibis vs Straw-necked Ibis
- Eurasian Spoonbill vs Roseate Spoonbill
- Glossy Ibis vs Black-headed Ibis
- Glossy Ibis vs Eurasian Spoonbill
- Glossy Ibis vs Hadada Ibis
- Glossy Ibis vs Northern Bald Ibis
- Glossy Ibis vs Puna Ibis
- Glossy Ibis vs Roseate Spoonbill
- Glossy Ibis vs White-faced Ibis
- Green Ibis vs Bare-faced Ibis
- Northern Bald Ibis vs Eurasian Spoonbill
- Northern Bald Ibis vs Southern Bald Ibis
- Puna Ibis vs Bare-faced Ibis
- Puna Ibis vs Green Ibis
- Scarlet Ibis vs Northern Bald Ibis
- Southern Bald Ibis vs African Spoonbill
- Southern Bald Ibis vs Hadada Ibis
- White Ibis vs Scarlet Ibis
- White-faced Ibis vs Bare-faced Ibis
- White-faced Ibis vs Green Ibis
- White-shouldered Ibis vs Giant Ibis