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Black Ibis

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Black Ibis

Black  Ibis, Gujarat, India

Black Ibis, Gujarat, India

Scientific classification

Kingdom:

Animalia

Phylum:

Chordata

Class:

Aves

Order:

Ciconiiformes

Family:

Threskiornithidae

Genus:

Pseudibis

Species:

P. papillosa

Binomial name

Pseudibis papillosa
(Temminck, 1824)

 

The Black Ibis Pseudibis papillosa is a species of ibis found in parts of south Asia. It is often found in dry land is not as aquatic as many other species of ibis.Black Ibis (Pseudibis papillosa), also known as Red-naped Ibis, is a common breeding resident in Haryana. Sexes alike, this largish black bird is found at lakes, marshes, riverbeds and irrigated farmland. It has a curlew-like long down-curved bill, black head with a patch of crimson and white patch near the shoulder. It generally forages on margins of wetlands in small numbers, is gregarious, nests on trees, and breeds from March to October in North India.

 

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