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| Threskiornis melanocephalus |
(Latham, 1790) |
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Family: ibises, spoonbills |
Order: Ciconiiformes |
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Black-headed ibis |
Ibis à tête noire |
Ibis oriental |
Schwarzhalsibis |
| Migration: partial |
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intracontinental |
Throughout Indian subcontinent, sedentary, with frequent nomadic movements related to water conditions;
population of E China migrates in winter to SE China, occasionally to Taiwan. Rare winter visitor to Japan, with
77 records between 1874 and 1985; likewise rare S to Philippines. Commonly flies in single file or V-
formation (del Hoyo J, Elliott A, Sargatal J (eds), 1992)
- digitised by GROMS, after del Hoyo J A Elliott; J Sargatal (eds) (1992) - www.hbw.com,
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(A digitised version of this map is published in GIS shape format on the GROMS CD).
| Regions: East Asia, South & Southeast Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, West & Central Asia |
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| (Last update: 26.04.04 by E.Heuel) |