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This large ibis has a mostly glossy dark brown / blackish plumage with a red patch on the head and a white patch near the shoulders.
It has a curlew-like long down-curved bill and reddish / flesh-colored legs and feet.
Males and females look alike.
The Red-naped Ibis (Pseudibis papillosa) - also known as Indian Black Ibis - is a species of ibis found in parts of South Asia, where it inhabits marshes, lakes, riverbeds and irrigated farmland. This species is less aquatic than most other species of ibis.
Indian ibises mostly feed in shallow waters on aquatic insects, mollusks, frogs, and food sifted from the water surface.
Their diet also includes insects caught on land, as well as lizards, worms, skinks, and other small reptiles.
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