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Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribute	African Sacred Ibis	Reunion Ibis
Scientific Name	Threskiornis aethiopicus	Threskiornis solitarius
Order	Pelecaniformes	Pelecaniformes
Family	Threskiornithidae	Threskiornithidae
Conservation Status	Least Concern	Extinct
Length	—	—
Wingspan	72.8 cm (28.7 in)	—
Weight	1522.0 g (53.69 oz)	—
Diet	--	--
Clutch Size	2-3	--
Population Trend	—	—

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Habitat Comparison

Shared Habitats

None

African Sacred Ibis only

🏖️ Coastal 🌾 Grassland 🌿 Wetland

Reunion Ibis only

🌲 Forest

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Conservation Status

Least Concern

African Sacred Ibis

Extinct

Reunion Ibis

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About These Birds

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.

Reunion Ibis

Extinct; known from bone material and historical accounts from Réunion. White ibis that lived on Réunion until exterminated by hunting after European settlement in the 17th century. Long confused with other species in historical records; related to African Sacred Ibis.

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