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Threskiornithidae (ibis)
Taxonomy
Threskiornithidae was named by Richmond (1917). It is extant.
It was assigned to Threskiornithides by Lambrecht (1933); to Threskiornithoidea by Wetmore (1940), Wetmore (1956) and Livezey and Zusi (2007); to Aequornithes by Mayr (2011); to Ciconiiformes by Harrison and Walker (1976), Mayr (2005) and Smith et al. (2013); to Pelecaniformes by del Hoyo et al. (2014), Clements et al. (2017), Worthy and Nguyen (2020) and Mayr and Kitchener (2023); and to Pelecaniformes by Mayr (2022) and Tambussi et al. (2023).
It was assigned to Threskiornithides by Lambrecht (1933); to Threskiornithoidea by Wetmore (1940), Wetmore (1956) and Livezey and Zusi (2007); to Aequornithes by Mayr (2011); to Ciconiiformes by Harrison and Walker (1976), Mayr (2005) and Smith et al. (2013); to Pelecaniformes by del Hoyo et al. (2014), Clements et al. (2017), Worthy and Nguyen (2020) and Mayr and Kitchener (2023); and to Pelecaniformes by Mayr (2022) and Tambussi et al. (2023).
Subtaxa
Bostrychia, Cercibis, Eudocimus (syn. Guara), Geronticus, Lophotibis, Mesembrinibis, Milnea, Nipponia, Phimosus, Platalea (syn. Ajaja, Platibis), Plataleinae, Plegadis, Protibis, Pseudibis, Rhynchaeitinae, Thaumatibis, Threskiornis (syn. Borbonibis, Apterornis), Threskiornithinae, Vadaravis, Xenicibis
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1917 | Threskiornithidae Richmond |
| 1933 | Threskiornithidae Lambrecht p. 331 |
| 1940 | Threskiornithidae Wetmore p. 18 |
| 1956 | Threskiornithidae Wetmore p. 22 |
| 1976 | Threskiornithidae Harrison and Walker p. 329 |
| 2005 | Threskiornithidae Mayr p. 318 |
| 2007 | Threskiornithidae Livezey and Zusi p. 91 |
| 2011 | Threskiornithidae Mayr p. 73 figs. Figure 5 |
| 2013 | Threskiornithidae Smith et al. |
| 2014 | Threskiornithidae del Hoyo et al. |
| 2017 | Threskiornithidae Clements et al. |
| 2020 | Threskiornithidae Worthy and Nguyen p. 90 |
| 2022 | Threskiornithidae Mayr p. 119 figs. Fig. 7.1 |
| 2023 | Threskiornithidae Mayr and Kitchener p. 427 |
| 2023 | Threskiornithidae Tambussi et al. p. 272 |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
Fm. Threskiornithidae Richmond 1917 [ibis]
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G. Eudocimus Wagler 1832
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Eudocimus albus Linnaeus 1758 [White ibis]
†Eudocimus leiseyi Emslie 1995
†Eudocimus peruvianus Campbell 1979 [ibis]
Eudocimus ruber Linnaeus 1758 [Scarlet ibis]
Invalid names: Guara Reichenbach 1852 [synonym]
G. Geronticus Wagler 1832 [bald ibis]
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Geronticus eremita Linnaeus 1758 [northern bald ibis]
†Geronticus perplexus Milne-Edwards 1871
G. Nipponia Reichenbach 1850 [Asian crested ibis]
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Nipponia nippon Temminck 1835 [Asian crested ibis]
G. Platalea Linnaeus 1758 [spoonbills]
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Platalea ajaja Linnaeus 1758 [roseate spoonbill]
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Invalid names: Platea rosea Brisson 1760 [synonym]
Platalea alba Scopoli 1786 [African spoonbill]
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Invalid names: Platalea tenuirostris Temminck 1820 [synonym]
Platalea flavipes Gould 1838 [yellow-billed spoonbill]
Platalea leucorodia Linnaeus 1758 [Eurasian spoonbill]
Platalea minor Temminck and Schlegel 1849 [Black-faced spoonbill]
Platalea regia Gould 1838 [Royal spoonbill]
Platalea subtenuis De Vis 1892
Invalid names: Ajaja Reichenbach 1853 [synonym], Platibis Bonaparte 1856 [synonym]
G. Plegadis Kaup 1829
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Plegadis autumnalis Hasselqvist 1762
Plegadis chihi Vieillot 1817 [white-faced ibis]
Plegadis falcinellus Linnaeus 1766 [glossy ibis]
†Plegadis paganus Milne-Edwards 1868
†Plegadis pharangites Olson 1981
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Invalid names: Plegadis gracilis Miller and Bowman 1956 [replaced]
Subfm. †Rhynchaeitinae Mayr 2002
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G. †Rhynchaeites Wittich 1898
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†Rhynchaeites litoralis Mayr and Kitchener 2023
†Rhynchaeites messelensis Wittich 1898
Invalid names: Plumumida Hoch 1980 [synonym]
G. Threskiornis Gray 1842
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Threskiornis aethiopicus Latham 1790 [sacred ibis]
Threskiornis bernieri Bonaparte 1855 [Madagascar sacred ibis]
Threskiornis melanocephalus Latham 1790 [Black-headed ibis]
Threskiornis molucca Cuvier 1829 [Australian ibis]
†Threskiornis solitarius Selys-Longchamps 1848 [Réunion ibis]
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Invalid names: Borbonibis latipes Mourer-Chauviré and Moutou 1987 [synonym]
Threskiornis spinicollis Jameson 1835 [Straw-necked ibis]
Invalid names: Apterornis Selys-Longchamps 1848 [synonym], Borbonibis Mourer-Chauviré and Moutou 1987 [synonym]
Subfm. Threskiornithinae Richmond 1917 [ibis]
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Invalid names: Plataleinae Bonaparte 1838 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available