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Australian white ibis vs American white ibis

Size and range side by side, using only figures recorded in Wikidata.

Australian white ibis
Australian white ibis. Photo: Aliceinthealice, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
American white ibis
American white ibis. Photo: Maximilian Paradiz from Amsterdam, Netherlands, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Australian white ibisAmerican white ibis
Scientific nameThreskiornis moluccaEudocimus albus
Mass2.01 kg (male adult)
1.61 kg (female adult)
Wikidata
1.04 kg (male adult)
764 g (female adult)
Wikidata
Lives inOceaniaNorth America, South America
StatusLeast concernLeast concern

Quick answers

Which is bigger, the Australian white ibis or the American white ibis?
The australian white ibis is heavier: Wikidata gives 1.61 kg–2.01 kg, against 764 g–1.04 kg.
Where do they live?
Australian white ibis: Oceania. American white ibis: North America, South America (continents with GBIF records).

About them

Australian white ibis

The Australian white ibis (Threskiornis molucca) is a wading bird of the family Threskiornithidae.

American white ibis

The American white ibis (Eudocimus albus) is a species of bird in the ibis family, Threskiornithidae.

Mass: Wikidata (CC0) statements without qualifiers or qualified male/female/adult (birth weights left out). Descriptions: first sentence of the English Wikipedia articles (CC BY-SA 4.0), linked from each animal page.