Thaumatibis gigantea

The Giant Ibis, Thaumatibis gigantea, the only species in the monotypic genus Thaumatibis, is a wading bird of the ibis family, Threskiornithidae. It is confined to northern Cambodia, with a few birds surviving in extreme southern Laos.

The Thaumatibis gigantea is classified as Critically Endangered (CR), facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild.

endangered Great Ibis Thaumatibis gigantea were found recently Western Siem Pang in Cambodia. To quote BirdLife’s Jonathan Eames, “To record so many birds in such a short period from such a small area suggests the population at Western Siem Pang is much larger than we previously thought”. More

The Giant Ibis, Thaumatibis gigantea, the only species in the monotypic genus Thaumatibis, is a wading bird of the ibis family, Threskiornithidae. It is confined to northern Cambodia, with a few birds surviving in extreme southern Laos. It occurs in marshes, pools, wide rivers and seasonal water-meadows in deciduous, lowland forest. It eats invertebrates, crustaceans, small amphibians and reptiles. Nothing is known of its breeding behaviour, but it probably nests in trees. This is, by far, the largest of the world's ibises. More

Thaumatibis gigantea, the only species in the Monotypic Genus Thaumatibis, is a wading Bird of the Ibis The Giant Ibis Thaumatibis gigantea, the only species in the Monotypic Genus Thaumatibis, is a wading Bird of the Ibis The bird Genus Geronticus consists of two species in the Ibis subfamily Threskiornithinae The Northern Bald Ibis, Hermit Ibis, or Waldrapp ( Geronticus eremita) is a large More

The Giant Ibis, Thaumatibis gigantea, the only species in the monotypic genus Thaumatibis, is a wading bird of the ibis family, Threskiornithidae. It is confined to northern Cambodia, with a few birds surviving in extreme southern Laos. It occurs in marshes, pools, wide rivers and seasonal water-meadows in deciduous, ... More from Wikipedia. More

Thaumatibis gigantea, within the Pseudibis genus (south Asian ibises) as Pseudibis gigantea. Gallery - Australian white ibis American white ibis American white ibis References - * BirdLife International. 2008. Thaumatibis gigantea In IUCN, 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved February 10, 2009. * Fleming, F., and A. Lothian. 1997. More