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Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal	Spot-breasted Ibis	Straw-necked Ibis
Wissenschaftlicher Name	Bostrychia rara	Threskiornis spinicollis
Ordnung	Pelecaniformes	Pelecaniformes
Familie	Threskiornithidae	Threskiornithidae
Erhaltungsstatus	Least Concern	Least Concern
Länge	—	—
Flügelspannweite	52,2 cm (20.6 in)	72,9 cm (28.7 in)
Gewicht	866,0 g (30.55 oz)	1340,0 g (47.27 oz)
Ernährung	--	--
Gelegegröße	2	2-5
Population Trend	—	—

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Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

🌿 Feuchtgebiet 🌲 Wald

Spot-breasted Ibis only

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Straw-necked Ibis only

🌾 Grasland 🏖️ Küste

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Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Spot-breasted Ibis

Least Concern

Straw-necked Ibis

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About These Birds

Spot-breasted Ibis

47–53 cm. Brown with white-spotted breast; bare red-orange facial skin. Resident in lowland rainforest of West and Central Africa from Sierra Leone to Uganda. Secretive forest ibis; feeds on invertebrates and small vertebrates on forest floor. Near Threatened; threatened by deforestation.

Straw-necked Ibis

59–76 cm. White with black neck bristles; bare dark head; yellowish bill. Endemic to Australia in grasslands, pastures, and inland wetlands. Nomadic; follows rainfall across the continent. Feeds on insects and invertebrates in dry grassland. Often seen in mixed flocks with Australian Ibis.

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