Ibis

For other uses, see Ibis (disambiguation).

"Ibes" redirects here. For other uses, see IBES.

Ibis
Black-headed ibis (Threskiornis melanocephalus)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Pelecaniformes
Suborder:	Ardei
Family:	Threskiornithidae
Genera
†Apteribis Bostrychia Cercibis Eudocimus Geronticus Lophotibis Mesembrinibis Nipponia Phimosus Plegadis Pseudibis Theristicus Threskiornis
Cladistically included but traditionally excluded taxa
Platalea

Ibises illustration, c. 1835–1840

The ibis (/ˈaɪbɪs/) (collective plural ibises; classical plurals ibides and ibes) are a group of long-legged wading birds in the family Threskiornithidae that inhabit wetlands, forests and plains. "Ibis" derives from the Latin and Ancient Greek word for this group of birds. It also occurs in the scientific name of the western cattle egret (Ardea ibis) mistakenly identified in 1757 as being the sacred ibis.