Fact File
Class: Aves - Birds
Order: Ciconiiformes (Storks & Long-legged Wading Birds)
Family: Threskiornithidae (Ibises & Spoonbills)
Found: Australia
Diet: Carnivore (Meat Eater)
Size: 400-500
Weight: 1.5 kg
Gestation: 28 days
Sacred Ibis
Ibis aethiopica
There are a number of distinctive White Ibises living around the southern hemisphere all known locally as the Sacred Ibis.
Habitat: They prefer wetland areas so they can dig for live food in mud and silt. They are in vast numbers around some cities in Australia turning to scavenging as a food source.
Threats: Ibis play a vital role in the overall balance of the world’s environment. They help humans all over the world to rid gardens and crops of insects and other small animals that are harmful to plants.
Information: A bird that stands around 400 to 500 mm tall, overall plumage is white with black tail feathers and a black head and neck. A distinctive long curved black beak and long legs for wading through water and grasses.
Food: They are on the whole meat eating birds including larger items such as frogs and lizards.
