Bostrychia

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Bostrychia

Bostrychia hagedash
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Pelecaniformes
Family:	Threskiornithidae
Subfamily:	Threskiornithinae
Genus:	Bostrychia G.R. Gray, 1847

Bostrychia is a genus of ibises in the Threskiornithidae family. Member species are found in many countries throughout Africa. It contains the following five species:^[1]

Wattled Ibis (Bostrychia carunculata)
Hadada Ibis (Bostrychia hagedash)
Olive Ibis (Bostrychia olivacea)
Spot-breasted Ibis (Bostrychia rara)
Dwarf Olive Ibis (Bostrychia bocagei)

[edit] References

^ "ITIS Report: Bostrychia". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=174956. Retrieved 18 May 2010.

Traditional listing of Ibises and spoonbills (family: Threskiornithidae)

Ibises (subfamily: Threskiornithinae)

Genus	Species (prefix † indicates extinct species)

Threskiornis	African Sacred Ibis (T. aethiopicus) • Malagasy Sacred Ibis (T. bernieri) • †Reunion Ibis (T. solitarius) • Black-headed Ibis (T. melanocephalus) • Australian White Ibis (T. molucca) and supporting page Solomons White Ibis (T. molucca pygmaeus) • Straw-necked Ibis (T. spinicollis)

Pseudibis	Red-naped Ibis (P. papillosa) • White-shouldered Ibis (P. davisoni) • Giant Ibis (P. gigantea)

Geronticus	Northern Bald Ibis (G. eremita) • Southern Bald Ibis (G. calvus)

Nipponia	Crested Ibis (N. nippon)

Bostrychia	Olive Ibis (B. olivacea) • Sao Tome Ibis (B. bocagei) • Spot-breasted Ibis (B. rara) • Hadada Ibis (B. hagedash) • Wattled Ibis (B. carunculata)

Theristicus	Plumbeous Ibis (T. caerulescens) • Buff-necked Ibis (T. caudatus) • Black-faced Ibis (T. melanopis)

Cercibis	Sharp-tailed Ibis (C. oxycerca)

Mesembrinibis	Green Ibis (M. cayennensis)

Phimosus	Bare-faced Ibis (P. infuscatus)

Eudocimus	American White Ibis (E. albus) • Scarlet Ibis (E. ruber)

Plegadis	Glossy Ibis (P. falcinellus) • White-faced Ibis (P. chihi) • Puna Ibis (P. ridgwayi)

Lophotibis	Madagascar Ibis (L. cristata)

Spoonbills (subfamily: Plataleinae • genus: Platalea)

Genus	Species

Platalea (spoonbills)	Eurasian Spoonbill (P. leucorodia) • Black-faced Spoonbill (P. minor) • African Spoonbill (P. alba) • Royal Spoonbill (P. regia) • Yellow-billed Spoonbill (P. flavipes) • Roseate Spoonbill (P. ajaja)