Northern Bald Ibis vs African Sacred Ibis

Geronticus eremita مقارنةً بـ Threskiornis aethiopicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Northern Bald Ibis African Sacred Ibis
الاسم العلمي Geronticus eremita Threskiornis aethiopicus
الرتبة Pelecaniformes Pelecaniformes
الفصيلة Threskiornithidae Threskiornithidae
حالة الحفاظ Endangered Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 80,4 cm (31.7 in) 72,8 cm (28.7 in)
الوزن 1342,0 g (47.34 oz) 1522,0 g (53.69 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 2-4 2-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Northern Bald Ibis only

بلا

African Sacred Ibis only

حالة الحفاظ

Endangered

Northern Bald Ibis

Least Concern

African Sacred Ibis

About These Birds

Northern Bald Ibis

70–80 cm. Metallic black plumage; bare red face; long downcurved red bill; shaggy neck ruff. Critically Endangered; fewer than 1,000 birds; breeds in Morocco, Turkey (reintroduced), and parts of Middle East. Migratory; winters in Ethiopia. Ancient cultural significance; once widespread in Europe.

African Sacred Ibis

65–89 cm. White with bare black head and neck; black wingtips; red underwing stripe. Widespread sub-Saharan Africa, Nile Delta, and naturalised in southern Europe and elsewhere. Feeds by probing in wetlands and grasslands for invertebrates. Colonial breeder; associated with ancient Egyptian mythology.

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