Straw-necked Ibis (1/9)

CICONIIFORMES: Threskiornithidae

Threskiornis spinicollis  

The Straw-necked Ibis is known widely as "farmer's friend".

It is less tied to water than the other species and often forages for food in dry paddocks far from any water.

Flocks feeding on pastoral properties can provide a check to insect pests.