Straw-necked ibis
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The straw-necked ibis eats snails, frogs and fish as well as insects.
THE REAL WORLD
The real Straw-necked ibis
- Scientific name
- Threskiornis spinicollis
- Japanese name
- ムギワラトキ
- Group
- Birds
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Pelecaniformes
- Family
- Threskiornithidae
- Genus
- Threskiornis
Its name comes from the tufts of yellow plumes on its upper chest, which look like straw.
In the Australian spring it eats grasshoppers and other insects that harm crops, so it is valued as a helpful bird.
How the Straw-necked ibis lives
It also lives in marshes, along lake shores and on floodplains.
多摩動物公園Basic data
- Size
- Total length: 59–76 cmWingspan: 100–120 cm
- Weight
- 1.1–1.5 kg
- Diet
- Insects, spiders, crustaceans, snails, frogs, fish, and other animals
- Range
- Australia, southern New Guinea, and Tasmania
Where the Straw-necked ibis has been recorded
Records: GBIF.org (CC0 and CC BY 4.0 records, retrieved 2026-11-07). Map: Natural EarthSee the records on GBIF
Watch wild animals from a distance. Do not touch or feed them, and take care of the places where they live.
Names around the world
- 日本語
- ムギワラトキ
- 简体中文
- 蓑颈白鹮
- 繁體中文
- 蓑頸白鹮
- 한국어
- 밀짚따오기
- Español
- Ibis australiano
- Français
- Ibis d'Australie
- Deutsch
- Stachelibis
- Português (Brasil)
- Íbis-pescoço-de-palha
- Italiano
- Ibis dal collo paglierino
- العربية
- أبو منجل قشي العنق
- Bahasa Indonesia
- Ibis papua
- Tiếng Việt
- Cò quăm cổ vàng rơm
- Русский
- Австралийский ибис
- Türkçe
- Yakalı Kutsal Aynak
Names come from Wikidata and iNaturalist records. Where a language has no recorded name, we use the scientific name.
Sources and how we check
- 多摩動物公園 — ムギワラトキChecked: 2026-11-03
We check each fact against its source. The illustrations simplify how the real animal looks.
The classification (class, order, family, genus) follows Wikidata records, checked against GBIF. Classifications can change as research goes on.
The basic data are the values given in each source. They vary with how the animal is measured, whether it is male or female, and whether it lives in the wild or in captivity.
This page was translated from the original Japanese with the help of AI.
Report a mistakeWhen you meet the Straw-necked ibis, look for this
- Look for the purple and green sheen on its black feathers.
Animals do different things from day to day, so you may not always see this.
多摩動物公園EXHIBIT INFORMATION
Places that keep or show the Straw-necked ibis
Zoos, aquariums and other places whose official websites say they keep or show this animal.
Kanto
Displays can change with the animals’ health and the seasons. Check each facility’s official website before you go.
RELATIVES
Others in Threskiornithidae
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