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Ten documented ibis species in licensed photographs, comparing visible plumage, bills and silhouettes. An editorial selection, not a ranking of beauty, size or rarity. Scene 2 was photographed in the Oceanogràfic aviary in Valencia, not in the wild. Visuals are real Wikimedia Commons photographs, not AI-generated images. Narration is synthesized with Edge TTS. Photographs are resized and fitted to a portrait frame; derived images retain their source licenses. Glossy ibis: Chuck Homler, Focus On Wildlife; CC BY-SA 4.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Glossy_ibis.png Scarlet ibis: Rafa Esteve; CC BY-SA 4.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Oceanografic_Scarlet_Ibis_02.jpg American white ibis: Terry Foote; CC BY-SA 3.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:American_White_IbisII.jpg African sacred ibis: Charles J. Sharp; CC BY-SA 4.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sacred_ibis_%28Threskiornis_aethiopicus%29.jpg Black-headed ibis: Hari Krishnan; CC BY-SA 4.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Black-headed_Ibis_%28Threskiornis_melanocephalus%29.jpg Straw-necked ibis: JJ Harrison ( https://www.jjharrison.com.au/ ); CC BY 3.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Threskiornis_spinicollis_-_Centenary_Lakes.jpg Northern bald ibis: Len Worthington; CC BY-SA 2.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Northern_Bald_Ibis_Geronticus_eremita_%288470600428%29.jpg Southern bald ibis: Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE; CC BY-SA 2.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Southern_Bald_Ibis_%28Geronticus_calvus%29_%2829865447691%29.jpg Hadada ibis: Diego Delso; CC BY-SA 4.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ibis_hadada_%28Bostrychia_hagedash%29%2C_parque_nacional_de_Tarangire%2C_Tanzania%2C_2024-05-24%2C_DD_23.jpg Plumbeous ibis: Fedaro; CC BY-SA 4.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bandurria-UY-Theristicus_caerulescens.jpg Adapted visuals and original contributions to this version are offered under CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/. Source photographs retain their stated licenses.