Black-headed Ibis

species of bird
Taxon taxon Q373114
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Black-headed Ibis

Summary

Black-headed Ibis is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.78% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (41 views/month, #1,522 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Black-headed Ibis's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Black-headed Ibis is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Black-headed Ibis's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Near Threatened[5].
  • Black-headed Ibis's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[6].
  • Black-headed Ibis belongs to the parent taxon Threskiornis[7].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Black-headed Ibis is Threskiornis melanocephalus[8].
  • Black-headed Ibis's Commons category is recorded as Threskiornis melanocephalus[9].
  • Black-headed Ibis's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Threskiornis melanocephalus[10].
  • Black-headed Ibis's Commons gallery is recorded as Threskiornis melanocephalus[11].
  • Black-headed Ibis's original combination is recorded as Tantalus melanocephalus[12].
  • Black-headed Ibis's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'T. melanocephalus'}[13].
  • Black-headed Ibis is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Black-headed Ibis'}[14].
  • Black-headed Ibis is commonly known as {'lang': 'id', 'text': 'Ibis cucuk-besi'}[15].
  • Black-headed Ibis is commonly known as {'lang': 'th', 'text': 'นกช้อนหอยขาว, นกกุลา'}[16].
  • Black-headed Ibis is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '黑頭白鹮'}[17].
  • Black-headed Ibis is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Schwarzkopfibis'}[18].
  • Black-headed Ibis is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Ibis oriental'}[19].
  • Black-headed Ibis is commonly known as {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Ibis testanera'}[20].
  • Black-headed Ibis is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Orientibis'}[21].
  • Black-headed Ibis is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Черноголовый ибис'}[22].
  • Black-headed Ibis is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Ibis à tête noire'}[23].
  • Black-headed Ibis is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'クロトキ'}[24].
  • Black-headed Ibis is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Indisk Ibis'}[25].
  • Black-headed Ibis is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Indische Witte Ibis'}[26].
  • Black-headed Ibis is commonly known as {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'idaiibis'}[27].

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Classification

Black-headed Ibis's scientific name is Threskiornis melanocephalus[8]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Threskiornis[7]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[14], {'lang': 'id', 'text': 'Ibis cucuk-besi'}[15], {'lang': 'th', 'text': 'นกช้อนหอยขาว, นกกุลา'}[16], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '黑頭白鹮'}[17], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Schwarzkopfibis'}[18], and {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Ibis oriental'}[19].

Identifiers

Black-headed Ibis's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 3738[28]. Black-headed Ibis's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 425371[29]. Black-headed Ibis's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 45516056[30]. Black-headed Ibis's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2480767[31]. Black-headed Ibis's ITIS TSN is recorded as 174944[32].

Why It Matters

Black-headed Ibis ranks in the top 0.78% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (41 views/month, #1,522 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2025.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [29] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [32] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [30] . wikidata.org.
  11. [31] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.4. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . IOC World Bird List Version 10.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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