Threskiornithidae Skulls

Family Threskiornithidae (ibis and spoonbills)Medium to large wading or walking birds with long neck and short tail; bill long, slender, curved downward (ibis), or straight and spatulate at the tip (spoonbills). Legs long; front toes slightly webbed at base, hind toe small and elevated.

Order: Pelecaniformes
Family: Threskiornithidae; Richmond, 1917
Higher classification: Pelecaniformes
Scientific name: Threskiornithidae