Colloquially known as the Bin Chicken, the ibis is common in coastal areas and one could say that they have adapted rather well to city life. Especially on Queensland’s Gold Coast.

Colloquially known as the Bin Chicken, the ibis is common in coastal areas and one could say that they have adapted rather well to city life. Especially on Queensland’s Gold Coast.
I expect I can guess where the name came from
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Yes, they rather like a good rubbish bin. And they put those curved beaks to good use.
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At a local wetlands I heard two boys arguing loudly about the name of this bird.
“It’s a Bin Chicken”
“No it isn’t! It’s an Ibis”!
and so it went on and on. 🙂
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Oh dear.
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