Hi Anthea,
Another alternative may be that it is a White Ibis with plumage mutations?
Perhaps a degree of melanism? Not saying you are wrong, it could well be a
hybrid, just throwing another possibility out there.
Regards,
Chris
On Fri, Jan 30, 2009 at 1:42 PM, <> wrote:
> This bird was photographed and appears on Birdline Victoria. It is too
> white for a
> Strawneck and has too much dark plumage for a White Ibis. An interesting
> sighting.
> I am inclined to believe that it is a Straw-necked/White Ibis hybrid. I
> understand that
> things get confused in large nesting colonies where both species are
> present.
>
> Anthea Fleming
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