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Ibisbill

Ibidorhyncha struthersii Vigors, 1832

LCLeast Concernbirds

The ibisbill (Ibidorhyncha struthersii) is a species in the family Ibidorhynchidae, order Charadriiformes. Recorded adults weigh 287 g to 300 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Ibisbill (Ibidorhyncha struthersii)
Photo: Dr. Raju Kasambe · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the ibisbill

Weight
287 g – 300 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Wingspan
74 cmsrc for Wingspan
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Aquatic predatorsrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
riverinesrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
4src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Partialsrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

How big is the ibisbill?

IBISBILL · WINGSPAN 74 CMADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 74 cm, the recorded maximum wingspan of the ibisbill is about 44% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

Where does the ibisbill live?

Not recorded

What is the ibisbill?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The ibisbill (Ibidorhyncha struthersii) is a bird related to the waders, but sufficiently distinctive to merit its own family Ibidorhynchidae. It is grey with a white belly, red legs and long down-curved bill, and a black face and black breast band. It occurs on the shingle riverbanks of the high plateaux of central Asia and the Himalayas.

From the Wikipedia article “Ibisbill” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ibisbill&oldid=1333159511), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the ibisbill endangered?

The ibisbill is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.

How is the ibisbill classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderCharadriiformes
  5. familyIbidorhynchidae
  6. genusIbidorhyncha
  7. SpeciesIbidorhyncha struthersii Vigors, 1832

Synonyms Clorhynchus strophiatus, Ibidorhynchus struthersii

Other names and names in other languages (34)
  • منقار أبو منجلArabic
  • Beg-ibizBreton
  • bec d'ibisCatalan
  • srpatka ibisovitáCzech
  • hirgoes crymanbigWelsh
  • IbisnæbDanish
  • IbisschnabelGerman
  • ibisbekuloEsperanto
  • PicoibisSpanish
  • sirpnokkEstonian
  • iibisnokkaFinnish
  • Bec-d'ibis tibétainFrench
  • Bec-d’ibis tibétainFrench
  • Íbisghob TibéadachIrish
  • ibisolikaCroatian
  • kardcsőrű töcsHungarian
  • Becco d'ibisItalian
  • トキハシゲリJapanese
  • ОрақтұмсықKazakh
  • ibiasnapisLithuanian
  • ibisknābisLatvian
  • IbissnavelDutch
  • ibisnebbNorwegian
  • ibisodzióbPolish
  • bico-de-íbisPortuguese
  • СерпоклювRussian
  • srpiar vrchovskýSlovak
  • IbisokljunkaSerbian
  • ibisnäbbSwedish
  • AynakgagaTurkish
  • серподзьобUkrainian
  • 䴉嘴鷸Chinese
  • 鹮嘴鴴Chinese
  • 鹮嘴鹬Chinese

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Relatives of the ibisbill

Other species in the same order Charadriiformes.

LC, Least Concern
Common snipe (Gallinago gallinago)

Common snipe

Gallinago gallinago

Scolopacidae

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the ibisbill?

An adult ibisbill weighs 287 g – 300 g and has a wingspan of 74 cm, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the ibisbill endangered?

The ibisbill is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the ibisbill?

The ibisbill (Ibidorhyncha struthersii) belongs to the family Ibidorhynchidae in the order Charadriiformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Ibisbill (Ibidorhyncha struthersii). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/ibisbill

MLA

“Ibisbill (Ibidorhyncha struthersii).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/ibisbill.

BibTeX
@misc{ibisbill_2026,
  title = {Ibisbill (Ibidorhyncha struthersii)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/ibisbill},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}