Australian White Ibis

species of bird
Taxon taxon Q667540
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Summary

Australian White Ibis is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.7% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,247 views/month, #1,363 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Taxon rank: species[3]
  • IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[4]
  • Parent taxon: Threskiornis[5]
  • Endemic to: Australia[6]
  • Taxon name: Threskiornis molucca[7]
  • Commons category: Threskiornis molucca[8]
  • Commons gallery: Threskiornis molucca[9]
  • Taxon synonym: Threskiornis moluccus[10]
  • Taxon common name: Australian White Ibis[11], Australischer Ibis[12], Ibis moluqueño[13], ibis blanc australià[14], ibis australský[15], lõunaiibis[16], Australibis[17], Молуккский ибис[18], オーストラリアクロトキ[19], Australsk Ibis[20], australianpyhäiibis[21], malukui íbisz[22], ibis czarnopióry[23], ibis alabastrový[24]
  • Wingspan: 117.5 cm[25]
  • Mass: 69 g[26], 2.006 kg[27], 1.606 kg[28]
  • Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Invasion Biology[29]
  • Litter size: 2[30]
  • Egg incubation period: 21 day[31]

Body

Identifiers

Recorded iNaturalist taxon ID include 201032[32] and 3740[33]. Australian White Ibis's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 585472[34]. Australian White Ibis's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1049649[35]. Australian White Ibis's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2480765[36]. Australian White Ibis's ITIS TSN is recorded as 174945[37].

Why It Matters

Australian White Ibis has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] It is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2023.1. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [34] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [37] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [36] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] ↑ . Handbook of the Birds of the World. wikidata.org.
  28. [26] ↑ . AVIAN BODY SIZES IN RELATION TO FECUNDITY, MATING SYSTEM, DISPLAY BEHAVIOR, AND RESOURCE SHARING. wikidata.org.
  29. [27] ↑ . AVIAN BODY SIZES IN RELATION TO FECUNDITY, MATING SYSTEM, DISPLAY BEHAVIOR, AND RESOURCE SHARING. wikidata.org.
  30. [28] ↑ . AVIAN BODY SIZES IN RELATION TO FECUNDITY, MATING SYSTEM, DISPLAY BEHAVIOR, AND RESOURCE SHARING. wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [30] ↑ . The worldwide variation in avian clutch size across species and space. wikidata.org.
  35. [31] ↑ . Handbook of the Birds of the World. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7w ago · Debessis · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon synonym → Threskiornis moluccus
    Egg incubation period → {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+21'}
    Litter size → {'amount': '+2'}
    Taxon rank → species
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