At each step, their bright red legs move through the water and their curved red bill probes the muddy surface below. When viewed in poor light or from a distance, the Glossy ibis almost appears black. The adult American White Ibis is a medium sized wading bird about twenty-four inches tall. [19], The dictionary definition of ibis at Wiktionary, Long-legged wading birds with down-curved beaks, There is still disagreement on how the taxonomic rules should apply to the Australian white ibis, Both, CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (, "The bizarre wing of the Jamaican flightless ibis, "Gender agreement of avian species-group names under Article 31.2. Like storks and spoonbills, it lacks a true voice-producing mechanism and is silent except for ventriloquistic grunts uttered by pairs at the nest. Highly sociable at all seasons, roosting and feeding in flocks, nesting in large colonies. One of the most numerous wading birds in Florida, and common elsewhere in the southeast. This species of ibis nests only during the rainy season (or monsoon). As adults, these striking wading birds are all white save for their black wingtips, but watch out for young birds that are brown above and white below. The black-headed ibis (Threskiornis melanocephalus), also known as the Oriental white ibis, Indian white ibis, and black-necked ibis, is a species of wading bird of the ibis family Threskiornithidae which breeds in the South- and Southeast Asia from India to the west and as far east as Japan. During the breeding season, bare patches under the wing turn blood-red. The irises of the eye are clear but often reflect the sky and appear blue. It has a long, orange down-curved bill and orange legs. At close quarters the neck is reddish-brown and the body is a bronze-brown with a metallic iridescent sheen on the wings. Very thin white border surrounding the dark facial skin. 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