{"id":3634,"date":"2026-09-17T11:58:29","date_gmt":"2026-09-17T06:28:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=3634"},"modified":"2026-09-17T13:43:23","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T08:13:23","slug":"black-headed-ibis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/black-headed-ibis\/","title":{"rendered":"Black-Headed Ibis"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Black-headed Ibis Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, the Pallar paddy fields at Tirunavaya in Malappuram , Kerala have turned white with the arrival of a large flock of Black-headed ibis(Threskiornis melanocephalus).<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Black-headed Ibis<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>species of wading bird<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of the ibis <\/span><b>family Threskiornithidae.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is also known as the <\/span><b>Oriental white ibis, Indian white ibis, and black-necked ibis<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Adaptability:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> These are called wader birds due to their adaptability to a wide variety of aquatic environments.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Habitat: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Found primarily around <\/span><b>wetlands including agricultural fields<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and occasionally around coastal areas, but also seen foraging in dry fields and human-modified landscapes.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Distribution: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is found in <\/span><b>South- and Southeast Asia<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from India to the west and as far east as <\/span><b>Japan.<\/b><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Features of Black-headed Ibis<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a large wader bird, with adults measuring 65\u201376 cm in length.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is the only native ibis species in its range that has an overall white plumage with a black neck and head.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Males and females look similar<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and both have greyish tail feathers.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tails of adults bear light grey ornamental feathers that turn <\/span><b>jet black during the breeding season.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Conservation Status:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is classified as \u2018<\/span><b>Least Concern\u2019<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> under the <\/span><b>IUCN Red List.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/kerala\/pallar-fields-in-malappuram-come-alive-as-rare-ibis-arrive-in-flocks\/article71473154.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TH<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Black-headed Ibis is a species of wading bird of the ibis family Threskiornithidae. 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