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Threskiornithidae

Wikipedia Abstract

The family Threskiornithidae includes 34 species of large wading birds. The family has been traditionally classified into two subfamilies, the ibises and the spoonbills; however recent genetic studies are casting doubt on the arrangement, and revealing the spoonbills to be nested within the old world ibises, and the new world ibises as an early offshoot.
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Genus

Apteribis (2)
Bostrychia (5)   (1)
Cercibis (sharp-tailed ibis) (1)
Eudocimus (4)
Geronticus (bald ibises) (3)   (1)
Ibidopodia (1)
Ibidopsis (1)
Lophotibis (Madagascan crested ibis) (1)
Mesembrinibis (green ibis) (1)
Milnea (1)
Nipponia (crested ibis) (1)   (1)
Phimosus (bare-faced ibis) (1)
Platalea (Old World spoonbills) (9)   (1)
Plegadis (glossy ibises) (5)
Protibis (1)
Pseudibis (South Asian ibises) (4)   (2)
Rhynchaeites (1)
Tantalus (1)
Theristicus (South American ibises) (4)
Threskiornis (sacred ibis and relatives) (6)   (1)
Vadaravis (1)

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External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0