Ibises and Spoonbills (Threskiornithidae)
Madagascar Crested Ibis (Lophotibis cristata) - HBW 1, p. 502
French: Ibis huppé
German: Schopfibis
Spanish: Ibis Crestado
Other common names: Crested Wood/Madagascar/White winged Ibis
Taxonomy: Tantalus cristatus Boddaert, 1783, Madagascar.
Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- cristata (Boddaert, 1783) - E Madagascar.
- urschi Lavauden, 1929 - W Madagascar.
- Near Threatened Enlarge map
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A bird looking for food Locality Vogelpark Walsrode, Walsrode, Lower Saxony, Germany (ssp cristata)
Josep del Hoyo 11 August 2006 3 years ago 30 sec 4.5 -
Two birds foraging Locality Vogelpark Walsrode, Walsrode, Lower Saxony, Germany (ssp cristata)
Josep del Hoyo 11 August 2006 3 years ago 31 sec 3.9 -
Two birds standing Locality Vogelpark Walsrode, Walsrode, Lower Saxony, Germany (ssp cristata)
Thorsten Stegmann 29 September 2005 6 years ago 17 sec 3.2
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Roosting bird
Locality Andasibe (Perinet)-Mantadia National Park, Toamasina Province, Madagascar (ssp cristata)
Dubi shapiro 27 October 2010 29 weeks ago 4.3 -
Two adult birds.
Locality Berlin Zoo, Berlin, Germany (ssp cristata)
Tomasz Doroń 5 October 2009 18 weeks ago 3.5 -
Adult perched high on a tree
Locality Andasibe (Perinet)-Mantadia National Park, Toamasina Province, Madagascar (ssp cristata)
ALBERTO GARCIA RIOS 8 September 2007 2 years ago 3.5 -
A c. 2 weeks old chick with the head up in the nest.
Locality Ampijoroa Forest Station, Ankarafantsika National Park, Mahajanga Province, Madagascar (ssp urschi)
Josep del Hoyo 24 November 1996 18 weeks ago 2.8
- No sound recordings available yet
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