Wildlifeof Thailand
Giant Ibis
Threskiornithidae
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Pseudibis gigantea
Basic stats
Diet
Aquatic invertebrates, frogs and small reptiles
Habitat
Seasonal wetlands and open deciduous forest
Range
Cambodia, Laos and southern Vietnam
The giant ibis is the largest ibis, a massive grey-brown bird with a bare patterned head, long curved bill and red legs. It inhabits seasonal pools, marshes and open deciduous forest in Cambodia, Laos and southern Vietnam, probing soft ground and shallow water for aquatic invertebrates, frogs and small reptiles. Pairs nest in large isolated trees (Wikipedia, general species account). It is Nationally Extinct (Thailand Red Data 2025).
Quick answers
- What does the Giant Ibis eat?
- Aquatic invertebrates, frogs and small reptiles
- What habitat does the Giant Ibis live in?
- Seasonal wetlands and open deciduous forest
- Where is the Giant Ibis found?
- Cambodia, Laos and southern Vietnam