| Giant Ibis | | | Conservation status | | | | Scientific classification | | | | Binomial name | Thaumatibis gigantea
(Oustalet, 1877) | | Synonyms | | Pseudibis gigantea The conservation status of a species is an indicator of the likelihood of that species continuing to survive either in the present day or the future. ...
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Typical Classes See below Chordates (phylum Chordata) are a group of animals that includes the vertebrates, together with several closely related invertebrates. ...
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Families Ardeidae Cochlearidae (the Boat-billed Heron) Balaenicipitidae (the Shoebill) Scopidae (the Hammerkop) Ciconiidae Threskiornithidae Cathartidae Traditionally, the order Ciconiiformes has included a variety of large, long-legged wading birds with large bills: storks, herons, egrets, ibises, spoonbills, and several others. ...
Subfamilies Threskionithinae Plateinae The family Threskiornithidae includes about 30 species of large terrestrial and wading birds, falling into two subfamilies, the ibises and the spoonbills. ...
Genera Threskiornis Pseudibis Thaumatibis Geronticus Nipponia Bostrychia Theristicus Cercibis Mesembrinibis Phimosus Eudocimus Plegadis Lophotibis Ibises are a group of long-legged wading birds in the family Threskiornithidae. ...
Daniel Giraud Elliot (March 7, 1835 - December 22, 1915) was an American zoologist. ...
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Dr Jean-Frédéric Emile Oustalet (August 24, 1844 - October 23, 1905) was a French zoologist. ...
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Binomial name Pseudibis davisoni Hume, 1875 The White-shouldered Ibis (Pseudibis davisoni) is a species of wading bird of the ibis family, Threskiornithidae. ...
| The Giant Ibis Thaumatibis gigantea, the only species in the monotypic genus Thaumatibis, is a wading bird of the ibis family, Threskiornithidae. It is confined to northern Cambodia, with a few birds surviving in extreme southern Laos. Monotypic is an adjective, that refers to a taxonomic group with only one type: in botany it means that a taxon has only one species; Ginkgo is a monotypic genus, while Ginkgoaceae is a monotypic family. ...
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Genera Threskiornis Pseudibis Thaumatibis Geronticus Nipponia Bostrychia Theristicus Cercibis Mesembrinibis Phimosus Eudocimus Plegadis Lophotibis Ibises are a group of long-legged wading birds in the family Threskiornithidae. ...
It occurs in marshes, pools, wide rivers and seasonal water-meadows in deciduous, lowland forest. It eats invertebrates, crustaceans, small amphibians and reptiles. Nothing is known of its breeding behaviour, but it probably nests in trees.
This is, by far, the largest of the world's ibis. Adults are reportedly 102-106 cm (40-42 in) long and are estimated to weigh about 4.2 kg (9.3 lbs). The adults have dark plumage with naked, greyish head and upper neck.
This bird is considered to be critically endangered due to hunting, disturbance and lowland deforestation. The current population is estimated to be less than 50.
External links
References - BirdLife International (2004). Thaumatibis gigantea. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 11 May 2006. Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is critically endangered and the criteria used
- BirdLife Species Factsheet
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