Here in coastal Texas, we are fortunate to have a wide variety of bird species that inhabit or pass through our area. Some of the most common and easily identifiable birds on the coast are ibises.

THE water rushed in, the Kern National Wildlife Refuge filled and the white-faced ibis came. This spring is the first time in its 44-year history that the wetlands filled, attracting 5,000 to 6,000 ...

With their spindly orange legs and long, downcurved bills, White Ibises (Eudocimus albus) are ungainly-looking birds. But these features also make them easy to identify. Adults have white plumage with ...

DNA analysis of the preserved birds found in many catacombs undercuts the explanation that there were large-scale ibis breeding farms. By Cara Giaimo The ancient Egyptians left us with plenty of head ...

Birds benefit from flocking together -- even when they're not of a feather. According to a new study, China's endangered crested ibises benefit from joining forces with other, more visually-oriented ...

Jonathan Snyder photographed a whimbrel, an interesting large shorebird with a down-curved bill, on the Eastern Shore barrier islands. Robert Brown photographed 19 white ibises in the trees in the ...

January 2014 saw the launch of one of Europe’s largest species conservation projects. The project’s aim is to reintroduce the northern bald ibis, a species of migratory bird, to Europe by the year ...

Sixteen Japan-born crested ibises, offspring of birds originally sent from China, officially settled at the Beijing Zoo on Wednesday after completing a month-long quarantine. They will be raised ...

Sixteen Japan-born crested ibises, offspring of birds originally sent from China, have officially settled at Beijing Zoo on Wednesday after completing a month-long quarantine. These birds, a ...

Glossy ibises have recently birthed their first nestlings in the waters of Yongxiu county at Poyang Lake in East China's Jiangxi province, marking the first record of glossy ibises nesting in the ...