American white ibis [SEP] IUCN conservation status
recovered from the blood of adults and nestlings, and can hence be transmitted before the young leave the nest. The larvae of two species of mite of the family Hypoderidae, "Phalacrodectes whartoni" and "Neoattialges eudocimae", have been recovered from under the skin. Two species of the louse suborder Mallophaga, "Plegadiphilus eudocimus" and "Ardeicola robusta", also parasitise the bird.
Status.
The American white ibis is classed as being of least concern on the IUCN Red List. The population consists of 150,000
colonial habitat. Village women turning sentimental about the birds returning to their homeland say: "For us, these birds are like a daughter coming home for delivery..."
The main species that nest in Kokkarebellur – the spot-billed pelican ("Pelecanus phillipensis") and painted stork ("Ibis leucocephalus") are given the conservation status of "near threatened category" in the IUCN Red List of 2008.
The birds have distinctly different large anatomical dimensions and colours but both are very active in feeding and protecting