Ibises and Spoonbills (Threskiornithidae)
Giant Ibis (Pseudibis gigantea) - HBW 1, p. 494
French: Ibis géant
German: Riesenibis
Spanish: Ibis Gigante
Taxonomy: Ibis gigantea Oustalet, 1877, Mekong River, Cambodia.
Sometimes placed in monospecific genus Thaumatibis. Monotypic.
Distribution: Once widespread in Indochina, range now much reduced; apparently restricted to S Viet Nam, though also suspected to occur in Kampuchea.
- Critically Endangered Enlarge map
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A bird calling at dawn from the roosting tree, and being joined by two other individuals that were roosting nearby. Locality Tmatboey, Preah Vihear Province, Cambodia (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 8 March 2011 44 weeks ago 1 min 26 sec 4.7 -
A bird in its roosting tree, waking up (from 4:30 to 6:00 h). Locality Tmatboey, Preah Vihear Province, Cambodia (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 7 March 2011 31 weeks ago 1 min 5 sec 4.6 -
A bird standing high on a tree trunk Locality Tmatboey, Preah Vihear Province, Cambodia (Monotypic species)
Mike Edgecombe 28 February 2005 3 years ago 42 sec 4.1 -
Three birds in a tree alert and one of them flying away. Locality Tmatboey, Preah Vihear Province, Cambodia (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 7 March 2011 37 weeks ago 24 sec 4 -
Two birds in flight (then at 25% speed). Locality Tmatboey, Preah Vihear Province, Cambodia (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 7 March 2011 37 weeks ago 23 sec 3.5 -
Perched bird, preening Locality Tmatboey, Preah Vihear Province, Cambodia (Monotypic species)
mark sutton 14 February 2011 45 weeks ago 30 sec 3.4
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Standing at the edge of a forest pond
Locality Tmatboey, Preah Vihear Province, Cambodia
Martin Hale 4 March 2010 3 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 3.5 -
A pair in flight
Locality Tmatboey, Preah Vihear Province, Cambodia
Martin Hale 3 March 2010 3 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 3.4 -
Three birds in a dead, roosting tree, at early dawn.
Locality Tmatboey, Preah Vihear Province, Cambodia (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 8 March 2011 44 weeks ago 2.4
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A bird calling twice from its roosting tree, at early dawn. Locality Tmatboey, Preah Vihear Province, Cambodia
(Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 8 March 2011 44 weeks ago 4
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