Giant ibis
| Giant ibis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Pelecaniformes |
| Family: | Threskiornithidae |
| Genus: | Pseudibis |
| Species: | P. gigantea |
| Binomial name | |
| Pseudibis gigantea (Oustalet, 1877) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Thaumatibis gigantea (Oustalet, 1877) | |
The giant ibis (Pseudibis gigantea) is a wading bird of the ibis family, Threskiornithidae. It is confined to northern Cambodia, with a few birds surviving in extreme southern Laos and a recent sighting in Yok Đôn National Park, Vietnam. It is sometimes placed in the genus Thaumatibis.