Family: Threskiornithidae (Ibises, Spoonbills)

Authority: (Latham, 1790)

Red List Category

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Justification of Red List category
This species has a large range that spans much of South and South-East Asia, where it has adapted well to agricultural landscapes with sufficient areas to forage. It has a large population size thought to number 250,000-500,000 mature individuals and the population trend is likely increasing. It is therefore evaluated as Least Concern.

Population size: 250000-500000 mature individuals

Population trend: increasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 11,210,000 km²

Country endemic: no

Attributes
Land-mass type - continent
Land-mass type - shelf island
Realm - Indomalayan
Realm - Palearctic
IUCN System - Freshwater
IUCN System - Terrestrial
IUCN System - Marine