Red-naped ibis

Black Ibis
Black Ibis, Gujarat, India
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Pelecaniformes
Family:	Threskiornithidae
Genus:	Pseudibis
Species:	P. papillosa
Binomial name
Pseudibis papillosa (Temminck, 1824)

at Bharatpur.

The Black Ibis, Pseudibis papillosa, also known as the Red-naped Ibis, is a species of ibis found in parts of South Asia. The sexes are alike. It has a curlew-like long down-curved bill, a black head with a patch of crimson, and a white patch near the shoulder. This largish black bird is found at lakes, in marshes, in riverbeds and on irrigated farmland—it is not as aquatic as many other species of ibis. It is gregarious and generally forages on margins of wetlands in small numbers. It is a common breeding resident in Haryana. It nests in trees and breeds from March to October in North India.

References

• Template:IUCN2006 Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern

Gallery

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  at Hodal.
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  in Kinnerasani Wildlife Sanctuary, Andhra Pradesh, India.
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  in Kinnerasani Wildlife Sanctuary, Andhra Pradesh, India.
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  in Kinnerasani Wildlife Sanctuary, Andhra Pradesh, India.
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  in Kinnerasani Wildlife Sanctuary, Andhra Pradesh, India.
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  in Kinnerasani Wildlife Sanctuary, Andhra Pradesh, India.
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  in Kinnerasani Wildlife Sanctuary, Andhra Pradesh, India.