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Birds sitting in a tree Various tropical birds sitting in a tree in the Ranganathittu bird sanctuary near Mysore, India Asia,Birds,Black-headed Ibis,India,Mysore,Ranganathittu,Threskiornis melanocephalus,Tree Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Birds sitting in a tree

Various tropical birds sitting in a tree in the Ranganathittu bird sanctuary near Mysore, India

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The Black-headed Ibis or Oriental White Ibis is a species of wading bird of the ibis family Threskiornithidae which breeds in the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia from northern India, Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka east up to Japan. It builds a stick nest in a tree and lays 2 - 4 eggs.

It occurs in marshy wetlands inland and on the coast, where it feeds on various fish, frogs and other water creatures, as well as on insects. It walks about actively on marshy land probing with its.. more

Similar species: Pelicans, Herons, Ibises
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Uploaded Mar 27, 2011. Captured Aug 29, 2009 22:12.
  • Canon EOS 350D DIGITAL
  • f/11
  • 1/1000s
  • ISO400
  • 263mm