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Straw-necked ibis (Threskiornis spinicollis)
| Subject: | Straw-necked ibis (Threskiornis spinicollis)
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Date: 2011:06:30 06:59:55
Camera: Canon EOS 7D (Canon)
F number: f/4.0
Exposure: 1/125 sec
Focal Length: 500/1
Upload Date: 2017:01:28 23:26:10
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Description
Straw-necked Ibis (Threskiornis spinicollis), Centenary Lakes, Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date 30 June 2011, 10:59:55
Author JJ Harrison (jjharrison89@facebook.com) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:JJ_Harrison
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Threskiornis_spinicollis_-_Centenary_Lakes.jpg
The straw-necked ibis (Threskiornis spinicollis) is a bird of the ibis and spoonbill family Threskiornithidae. It can be found throughout Australia, New Guinea, and parts of Indonesia. Adults have distinctive straw-like feathers on their neck. Order: Pelecaniformes, Family: Threskiornithidae.
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Straw-necked Ibis
Threskiornis spinicollis
The Straw-necked Ibis is a large waterbird with a naked black head, long downcurved black bill and yellow throat plumes. It has a glossy blue-black back, with metallic purple, green and bronze sheen, a white nape and sides of neck and white underparts. Its preference for grassland insects such as grasshoppers and locusts have earnt it the name of Farmer's Friend. |
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