Threskiornithidae is the family of ibises and spoonbills, large wading birds now placed in the order Pelecaniformes after reclassification from Ciconiiformes in 2010. It includes 35 extant species, plus one that became extinct in historical times, across 13 living genera, found in tropical and warm temperate regions worldwide near standing or slow-flowing fresh or brackish water, from northern Denmark to Tierra del Fuego. Members have long broad wings, elongated bodies and necks, and long legs, with ibises bearing decurved bills and spoonbills bearing straight, distinctively flattened bills, and range from 45 to 100 centimeters in length; genetic studies have shown spoonbills nested within the Old World ibises rather than forming a separate lineage.
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Classification
Living or Extinct Taxonomic Rank Connections
Parent Taxon Of
Source Northern Bald Ibis (Wikidata)
Source Wikidata: Réunion Ibis
Source Roseate Spoonbill (Wikidata)
Source Scarlet ibis (Wikidata)
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Brazil, found in there.
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Threskiornithidae
Wikipedia- 35 extant species stated explicitly
Introduction
The family Threskiornithidae includes 35 extant species of large wading birds, and one more that became extinct in historical times.
View the Source Wikidata: Threskiornithidae
Wikidata Q162085, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Scarlet ibis (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Scarlet Ibis (Eudocimus ruber), Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source Roseate Spoonbill (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Roseate Spoonbill, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source Northern Bald Ibis (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Northern Bald Ibis, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source Wikidata: Réunion Ibis
Parent Taxon Of: Réunion Ibis, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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