Bible Birds – Ibises
African Sacred Ibis (Threskiornis aethiopicus) by Lee Lowry Park Zoo
and for a long time birds and hedgehogs, and ibises and ravens shall dwell in it: and the measuring line of desolation shall be cast over it, and satyrs shall dwell in it. (Isaiah 34:11 Brenton)
The family Threskiornithidae includes 34 species of large wading birds. Members of the family have long, broad wings with 11 primary feathers and about 20 secondaries. They are strong fliers and, rather surprisingly, given their size and weight, very capable soarers. The body tends to be elongated, the neck more so, with rather long legs. The bill is also long, decurved in the case of the ibises, straight and distinctively flattened in the spoonbills. They range from the Dwarf Olive Ibis (Bostrychia bocagei), at 45 cm (18 in) and 450 g (1 lb), to the Giant Ibis (Thaumatibis gigantea), at 100 cm (40 in) and 4.2 kg (9.2 lb).
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- Wet Abdin’s Ibis at Jacksonville Zoo by Dan
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- Yellow-billed Stork (Mycteria ibis) Wet at Jacksonville Zoo
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- Yellow-billed Stork (Mycteria ibis) LPZ by Lee
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- White-faced Ibis (Plegadis chihi) ©USFWS
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- Scarlet Ibis (Eudocimus ruber) ©whm.ac.uk
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- Olive Ibis (Bostrychia olivacea) WikiC
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- Northern Bald Ibis (Geronticus eremita) ©©Roberto Verzo
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- Scarlet Ibis Rookery ©Stevebird Wildlife
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- Scarlet Ibis (Eudocimus ruber) Juvenile Lowry Park Zoo
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- Ibisbill (Ibidorhyncha struthersii) ©WikiC
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- American White Ibis (Eudocimus albus) 1st Birds of 2014 by Lee
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- American White Ibis (Eudocimus albus) by Lee at Circle B
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- Red-naped Ibis (Pseudibis papillosa) by Nikhil Devasar
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- White Ibis
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- Yellow-billed Stork (Mycteria ibis) by Daves BirdingPix
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- White Ibis on Rail up close
See:
Bible Birds – Ibis Introduction
Birds of the Bird – Roseate Spoonbill
Birds of the Bible – Isaiah 34:11
Birds of the World – Threskiornithidae – Ibises,
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