Ibises and Spoonbills (Threskiornithidae)
Sacred Ibis (Threskiornis aethiopicus) - HBW 1, p. 493
French: Ibis sacré
German: Heiliger Ibis
Spanish: Ibis Sagrado
Other common names: Madagascar (Sacred) Ibis (bernieri); Aldabra (Sacred) Ibis (abbotti)
Taxonomy: Tantalus aethiopicus Latham, 1790, Aethiopia = ? Egypt.
Forms superspecies with T. melanocephalus and T. molucca; these two sometimes regarded as races of T. aethiopicus. Races bernieri and abbotti very similar, perhaps better considered single form (bernieri has priority), that some regard as distinct species. Three subspecies normally recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- aethiopicus (Latham, 1790) - Africa S of Sahara, SE Iraq; formerly Egypt.
- bernieri (Bonaparte, 1855) - Madagascar.
- abbotti (Ridgway, 1893) - Aldabra I.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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birds on the nest Locality Kisoro, Uganda (ssp aethiopicus)
Daniêl Jimenez 16 September 2010 2 years ago 27 sec 4.5 -
group busily feeding on dry ground, little bit of jealousy and a couple of grubs found Locality Heddalo Lake, Liben Plains, Oromia Region, Ethiopia (ssp aethiopicus)
Martin Kennewell 31 October 2010 2 years ago 41 sec 4.4 -
Many birds congregating at dusk in a mixed species roosting site around a wetland Locality Cape Town, Western Cape Province, South Africa (ssp aethiopicus)
Josep del Hoyo 14 August 1998 6 years ago 31 sec 4.2 -
A bird wading and probing Locality Lake Ziway, Oromia Region, Ethiopia (ssp aethiopicus)
Josep del Hoyo 30 November 2005 6 years ago 47 sec 4 -
Two adults feeding on a grassland Locality Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (ssp aethiopicus)
Josep del Hoyo 23 November 2005 7 years ago 33 sec 4 -
An adult feeding on a marsh. Locality Debre Libanos, Oromia Region, Ethiopia (ssp aethiopicus)
Josep del Hoyo 24 November 2005 7 years ago 45 sec 4
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Moving wings, landing.
Locality Al Ain, Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates (ssp aethiopicus)
Fran Trabalon 9 January 2010 2 years ago 4.6 -
Adult
Locality Kotu Sewage Ponds, Kotu, Banjul, The Gambia (ssp aethiopicus)
Paul Cools 4 February 2011 28 weeks ago 4.5 -
An adult bird feeding on anemones dislodged by a recent storm.
Locality Mida Creek Reserve, Kenya (ssp aethiopicus)
Steve Garvie 7 August 2007 3 years ago 4.5 -
bird flying (feral)
Locality Sigean, Aude, Languedoc-Roussillon, France
Georges Olioso 27 March 2007 4 years ago 4.3 -
Flying bird
Locality Mida Creek Reserve, Kenya
Krzysztof Blachowiak 15 October 2011 30 weeks ago 4.3 -
A sacred ibis flying over our heads.
Locality Schinias National Park, Attica Region, Greece
alag 5 July 2009 3 years ago 4.3
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