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Black-headed Ibis

Threskiornis melanocephalus

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in India.January 448, February 384, March 296, April 392, May 208, June 155, July 139, August 112, September 138, October 198, November 247, December 357.
India3,074
Kerala802
Sri Lanka609
Karnātaka457
Mahārāshtra389
Tamil Nādu365
Rājasthān274
Southern Province235
Gujarāt192
Thailand151

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Traits

Behavioral

Group and habits

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassBirds · Aves
OrderPelicans, Herons, and Allies · Pelecaniformes
FamilyIbises and Spoonbills · Threskiornithidae
GenusSacred Ibises and Allies · Threskiornis

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