Birds of Myanmar (Burma)

A total of 1146 bird species have been recorded in Myanmar. In addition, Myanmar is home to fourteen endemic bird species. These include Burmese Prinia (Prinia cooki), Burmese Bushlark (Mirafra microptera), Burmese Tit (Aegithalos iouschistos sharpei), Jerdon's Minivet (Pericrocotus albiforns), ...more ↓

Taxonomy
« Back To Pelicans, Herons, Ibises, and Allies Order Pelecaniformes
- Ibises and Spoonbills Family Threskiornithidae
  - 1 Plegadis Ibises Genus Plegadis
  - 1 Sacred Ibises and Allies Genus Threskiornis

Glossy Ibis

The glossy ibis (Plegadis falcinellus) is a wading bird in the ibis family Threskiornithidae. The scientific name derives from Ancient Greek plegados and Latin, falcis, both meaning "sickle" and referring to the distinctive shape of the bill.

Black-headed Ibis

The black-headed ibis or Oriental white ibis (Threskiornis melanocephalus) is a species of wading bird of the ibis family Threskiornithidae which breeds in the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia from northern India, Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka east up to Japan. It builds a stick nest in a tree and lays 2–4 eggs.