African sacred ibis
threskiornis aethiopicus latin

African sacred ibis (Threskiornis aethiopicus)

The African Sacred Ibis (Threskiornis aethiopicus) is a species of ibis.

The African Sacred Ibis occurs in marshy wetlands and mud flats, both inland and on the coast.

Threskiornis aethiopicus (African Sacred Ibis)

Some authorities consider this taxon to be a subspecies of African Sacred Ibis, Threskiornis aethiopicus.

The African Sacred Ibis has been introduced into France, Italy, Spain, Taiwan, and the United States (S. Florida).

The plumage colouration mentioned is similar to that of the related African Sacred Ibis and Straw-necked Ibis, which are also mainly white and glossy black.

Its closest relatives are the Malagasy Sacred Ibis, the African Sacred Ibis, and the Straw-necked Ibis.

In the reproductive season, the ornamental feathers on the back and wing tips of the African Sacred Ibis look similar to the feathers of an ostrich, which echoes Dubois' description.

The African Sacred Ibis is one of the species to which the Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds (AEWA) applies.

Invasive Species Factsheet African Sacred Ibis on DAISIE European Invasive Alien Species Gateway.

The African Sacred Ibis was an object of religious veneration in ancient Egypt, particularly associated with the deity Djehuty or otherwise commonly referred to in Greek as Thoth.

In 1995, morphological study suggested the closest extant relatives of the Réunion Ibis are the African Sacred Ibis (T. aethiopicus) of Africa and the Straw-necked Ibis (T. spinicollis) of Australia.

Birds in these wet habitats include Goliath Heron, Purple Heron, Cattle Egret, Striated Heron, Western Reef Heron, Greater Flamingo, Lesser Flamingo, African Spoonbill, and African Sacred Ibis.

African sacred ibis (Threskiornis aethiopicus)

The African Sacred Ibis (Threskiornis aethiopicus) is a species of ibis.

Sacred Ibis (Threskiornis aethiopicus)

Some authorities consider this taxon to be a subspecies of African Sacred Ibis, Threskiornis aethiopicus.

SACRED IBIS Threskiornis aethiopicus.

It is an important breeding site for a variety of water bird species, such as Sacred Ibis (Threskiornis aethiopicus), Egyptian Geese (Alopochen aegyptiacus) and many duck species.

A 2010 study of mitochondrial DNA of the spoonbills by Chesser and colleagues, which included E. ruber, Nipponia nippon and Threskiornis aethiopicus found that E. ruber was an early offshoot and not closely related to a clade containing the spoonbills and old world ibises.