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Sacred Ibis

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Sacred Ibis 

(Threskiornis aethiopica), a bird of the family Threskiornithidae of the order Ciconiiformes. It is about 75 cm long and has a long (17 cm) and slightly decurved bill. The plumage is white, with a blackish green iridescence on the wing tips. The head and neck are black and bare in the adult and feathered in the young.

The sacred ibis is found throughout sub-Saharan Africa, the southern Arabian Peninsula, and Madagascar. It was also distributed in Egypt until the 19th century. In the USSR it is accidental in the Caspian Sea region. In southern Africa and the Sudan it is migratory. In ancient Egypt it was considered sacred because its arrival coincided with the flooding of the Nile, which provided irrigation water for the fields.

The sacred ibis nests along shores in trees or bushes or on the ground; a clutch contains two or three eggs. The sacred ibis feeds on fish, small reptiles, insects, and mollusks.
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The "alert list" of species which are not yet in the wild in Britain but which could pose a future threat include the Arctic fox, sacred ibis, leopard cat, racoon and American beaver.
Pythons, racoons and chipmunks heading our way; Invasive species on ... by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
Clearly, the rescue has come at the eleventh hour; satellite imagery obtained by UNEP shows that the marshlands--home to endangered bird species like the sacred ibis, the Basra reed warbler, the African darter, the Dalmatian pelican and the white-tailed eagle--were almost totally drained by the time Saddam met his demise.
A return to the marshes? The wetlands of Iraq and the Marsh Arabs ... by Land, Thomas / The Middle East
Others included the Sacred Ibis, several varieties of geese, various Plovers, the African Jacana, the Grey Loerie, the Darter the beautiful Lilac-Breasted Roller, Hornbills, the Golden Weaver, the Secretary Bird, and the Open-Billed Stork.
Birds of Botswana by Kreulen, Thomas / PSA Journal
 
 
 
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