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title: "Australian Ibis"
description: "Threskiornis molucca — Birds. The Australian white ibis (Threskiornis molucca) , commonly known as the bin chicken, is a wading bird of the family Threskiornithidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/australian-ibis
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Australian Ibis

> Threskiornis molucca — Birds. The Australian white ibis (Threskiornis molucca) , commonly known as the bin chicken, is a wading bird of the family Threskiornithidae.

- Scientific name: *Threskiornis molucca*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Lakes & rivers), `urban` (Towns & gardens)
- iNaturalist observations: 33862
- Wikidata: [Q667540](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q667540)
- iNaturalist taxon: [3740](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/3740)

## Names

- en: Australian Ibis
- de: Molukkenibis
- es: Ibis blanco australiano
- fr: Ibis à cou noir
- nl: Australische witte ibis
- pt: Íbis-branco-australiano
- pl: Ibis czarnopióry

## Countries with the most observations

AU (33164), PG (21), ID (13), CX (8), SB (6)

## Summary

The Australian white ibis (Threskiornis molucca) , commonly known as the bin chicken, is a wading bird of the family Threskiornithidae. It is widespread across much of Australia. It has a predominantly white plumage with a bare, black head, long downcurved bill, and black legs. While it is closely related to the African sacred ibis, the Australian white ibis is a native Australian bird. Contrary to urban myth, it is not a feral species introduced to Australia by people, and it does not come from Egypt.
Historically rare in urban areas, the Australian white ibis has established in urban areas of the east coast in increasing…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_white_ibis

## Photo

![Australian Ibis](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/australian-ibis/medium.jpg)

Photo: Sean B · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/59987626

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/australian-ibis?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).