Ibises, spoonbills

Order: Ciconiiformes

Family: Threskiornithidae

33 species

HABITAT AND RANGE:

Temperate and tropical water margins worldwide

DESCRIPTION:

Bill long, slender, decurved, grooved (or spatulate); long neck held out straight in flight

FOOD:

Large variety of aquatic animal food

BREEDING:

Monogamous; colonial; 2-5 eggs; biparental care

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