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Threskiornis melanocephalus
Basic stats
Diet
Insects, frogs, fish, molluscs
Habitat
Wetlands, rice paddies, mudflats
Range
South and Southeast Asia
Clutch size
2–4 eggs
Incubation period
About 23–25 days
Size
Large (65–76cm)
Wingspan
~100–115cm
Weight
~1–1.4kg
An all-white ibis with a bare black head and neck and a long, downcurved black bill, often seen probing mud and shallow water in loose flocks.
An uncommon visitor to Borneo's freshwater marshes and paddies, sweeping its bill side to side through soft substrate to detect buried prey.
