Black-headed Ibis
Threskiornis melanocephalus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPelecaniformes (Pelicaniformes)
- FamilyThreskiornithidae (Ibises and Spoonbills)
- GenusThreskiornis (Sacred Ibises and Allies)
- SpeciesThreskiornis melanocephalus (Black-headed Ibis)
Closest Relatives at Chitwan National Park
Red-naped Ibis
Pseudibis papillosa
Indian Pond Heron
Ardeola grayii
Little Egret
Egretta garzetta
Great Egret
Ardea alba
intermediate egret
Egretta intermedia
Grey Heron
Ardea cinerea
Striated Heron
Butorides striata
Black-crowned Night Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax
Purple Heron
Ardea purpurea
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Keoladeo National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Yala National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 3 | Wilpattu National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 4 | Minneriya National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 5 | Ranthambore National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 6 | Kaziranga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 7 | Nagarhole National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 8 | Satpura National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 9 | Sundarbans National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 10 | Periyar National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 11 | Bandhavgarh National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 12 | Chitwan National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 13 | Sinharaja Forest Reserve | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 14 | Kanha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 15 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 16 | Royal Bardia National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 17 | Horton Plains National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 18 | Jim Corbett National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Black-headed Ibis in Chitwan National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Black-headed Ibis sighting in Chitwan National Park, based on 13 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Black-headed Ibis in Chitwan National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Black-headed Ibis in Chitwan National Park in our monthly data.