Olive Ibis vs African Spoonbill

Bostrychia olivacea مقارنةً بـ Platalea alba

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Olive Ibis African Spoonbill
الاسم العلمي Bostrychia olivacea Platalea alba
الرتبة Pelecaniformes Pelecaniformes
الفصيلة Threskiornithidae Threskiornithidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 69,4 cm (27.3 in) 76,8 cm (30.2 in)
الوزن 866,0 g (30.55 oz) 1460,0 g (51.50 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 3 2-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Olive Ibis only

African Spoonbill only

بلا

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Olive Ibis

Least Concern

African Spoonbill

About These Birds

Olive Ibis

65 cm. Olive-brown with glossy sheen; bare red facial skin; long decurved bill. Resident in dense forest of equatorial Africa from Sierra Leone to DR Congo. Feeds on invertebrates on forest floor; solitary and secretive. Near Threatened due to forest loss.

African Spoonbill

The African Spoonbill is a large wading bird of the Threskiornithidae family, with an impressive wingspan of about 77 cm and a weight of around 1,460 g. It sweeps its distinctive spatula-shaped bill side to side through shallow water to filter out fish, crustaceans, and aquatic invertebrates.

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