Historical bird plate: Australian White Ibis

Multi-species plate · Broinowski · 1890-1891

Three birds identified on this plate

Australian White Ibis · Glossy Ibis · Straw-necked Ibis

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01Australian White Ibis

Threskiornis strictipennisThreskiornis moluccaShow this identification

Several species on one plate

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Name recorded with the plateThreskiornis strictipennisWhite Ibis

Name used todayThreskiornis moluccaAustralian White Ibis

What connects the names

The plate depicts several named birds. This identification is traced separately from the other birds in the artwork.

Medium confidence: The identification is supported, but part of the connection depends on interpretation of a broader historical concept, locality or other contextual evidence.

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02Glossy Ibis

Falcinellus igneusPlegadis falcinellusShow this identification

Several species on one plate

This plate depicts more than one taxon. Each bird is traced separately so that one identification is not made to stand for the whole artwork.

Name recorded with the plateFalcinellus igneusGlossy Ibis

Name used todayPlegadis falcinellusGlossy Ibis

What connects the names

The plate depicts several named birds. This identification is traced separately from the other birds in the artwork.

High confidence: The source identification and present taxonomy connect directly through the cited evidence.

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03Straw-necked Ibis

Geronticus spinicollisThreskiornis spinicollisShow this identification

Several species on one plate

This plate depicts more than one taxon. Each bird is traced separately so that one identification is not made to stand for the whole artwork.

Name recorded with the plateGeronticus spinicollisStraw-necked Ibis

Name used todayThreskiornis spinicollisStraw-necked Ibis

What connects the names

The plate depicts several named birds. This identification is traced separately from the other birds in the artwork.

High confidence: The source identification and present taxonomy connect directly through the cited evidence.

Primary plate source Source volume transcription AviList v2025 taxonomic authority

The bird today

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Publication: The Birds of Australia, Volume 2
Plate: 26
Creator: Gracius J. Broinowski
Holding institution: Harvard University, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Ernst Mayr Library
Taxonomic authority: AviList 2025
Rights: Public domain. The BHL considers that this work is no longer under copyright protection.

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