Straw-necked Ibis

Order Ciconiiformes; Family Threskiornithidae (Ibises & Spoonbills); Scientific name: Threskiornis spinicollis; Common name: Straw-necked Ibis – Silhouette of roosting bird - Distribution in Australia: present in all mainland states and territories, and in Tasmania and Bass Strait Islands; absent in the western part of arid interior - Distribution outside Australia: non-breeding visitors to southern New Guinea.