Australian White Ibis
COMMON NAME: Australian White Ibis
CATEGORIES: Inlet
A common sight out on the mudflats, they frequently keep company with other non migratory waders such as herons and spoonbills.
They are large birds, with a black head and tail, a black curved beak and off-white coloured body.
They use their long downturned bill to probe for invertebrates in the mud.
*These Local Notes are provided by
Leanne Cusack & Diane Carpenter
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GALLERY photos taken in and around Sandy Point & Shallow Inlet.
*Photographed by Leanne Cusack (unless otherwise credited)
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