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Australian white ibises. They're kinda like the Australian equivalent to a raccoon in the US; they eat rubbish and their roosts stink because they tend to congregate in a single tree and then shit everywhere. But they are quite unique looking birds: long beaks, black heads and white plumage. So the tourists find them quite interesting and the locals call them bin chickens.
I was one of the fascinated tourists taking a million pictures of bin chickens. But, I was at least aware of it... because I remember at the time joking with my wife that the locals were laughing at us basically taking pictures of pigeons/seagulls.
Ah the Bin Chicken
I have never heard of this before, and now I wonder whether we shouldnt be encouraging more animals to consume our waste.
There's three different species of Ibises in India:
But we don't see them as garbage birds - they're quite rare in cities, and you can only see them in towns, villages and forests.
It looks like our White Ibis and Wood Storks were crossed.
They look like the wading birds I liked seeing so much in Spanish rice paddies.
I'm not surprised, I'm pretty sure they're wetland birds too.