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Hybrid Threskiornis ibis (?) - 2020-06-20

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I'm not entirely sure what this is. But I think I see some characteristics of both a sacred ibis and a straw-necked ibis, and the animal does not match the adults or juveniles of either species. If someone can tell me please let me know.
One parent is definitely a Straw-necked Ibis. The other is probably a Sacred or Oriental Black-headed Ibis (depending on what the zoo keeps). It would be extremely unlikely to be a hybrid with a Scarlet Ibis - they are different genera and there is nothing about this bird to suggest Scarlet Ibis.
 
@Chlidonias The zoo keeps straw-necked and sacred ibis and the species have been housed in the same aviary or may still currently be, so logically one would assume it is a hybrid of those two.
 

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