Hi Mike,
According to HBW an Australian White Ibis measures 63-76 cm, a Black-headed
Ibis 65-76 cm and a Sacred Ibis 65-89 cm.
Cheers,
Viv Rolland
On 11 May 2014, at 3:09 pm, Mike Carter <> wrote:
> On 9 May, Alistair Stewart left a message on my phone to advise that he had
> seen a strange White Ibis. The major difference was that it was much larger
> than the normal looking Australian White Ibis that it was with. Today I
> received some photos which reveal little except that it is juvenile bird.
> Anyone in the Ballina area might like to keep a lookout for it .Unfortunately
> none show an open wing. I don't know whether Black-headed Ibis is larger or
> not than our Australian bird but otherwise there could be a very slim chance
> that it could be that species. His message is below.
>
> Hi Mike,
> Here are some bad phone photos of the ibis. There are 8 of the pale headed
> bird and one normal Aus White Ibis.
> Driving passed I noticed the bird was larger and obviously whiter on the
> head. Side by side with adult White Ibis it appeared 8-10% larger with legs
> slightly sturdier and bill obviously longer. I'm not sure how plastic the
> bill length is but that seemed odd that it was larger than all other (about
> 10 individuals) White Ibis on the lawn.
>
>
> Location was approximately:
> 570 River Drive, Empire Vale, New South Wales
>
>
>
> I'm out of mobile range so email is my only contact today.
>
>
> Cheers
> Al
>
> Mike Carter
> 30 Canadian Bay Road
> Mount Eliza VIC 3930
> Tel (03) 9787 7136
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