Green Ibis vs Black-headed Ibis

Mesembrinibis cayennensis verglichen mit Threskiornis melanocephalus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Green Ibis Black-headed Ibis
Wissenschaftlicher Name Mesembrinibis cayennensis Threskiornis melanocephalus
Ordnung Pelecaniformes Pelecaniformes
Familie Threskiornithidae Threskiornithidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge — —
Flügelspannweite 59,2 cm (23.3 in) 70,0 cm (27.6 in)
Gewicht 758,75 g (26.76 oz) 1303,0 g (45.96 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 2-4 2-4
Population Trend — —

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Green Ibis only

Black-headed Ibis only

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Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Green Ibis

Least Concern

Black-headed Ibis

About These Birds

Green Ibis

46–56 cm. Entirely dark glossy green with bronze sheen; red bill and legs; bare facial skin. Resident in tropical lowland forests and forest edges of South America from Panama to Bolivia and southern Brazil. Feeds on invertebrates and amphibians along forest streams. Secretive; usually solitary.

Black-headed Ibis

65–76 cm. White with bare black head; black wingtips and neck feathers. Resident across South and Southeast Asia in wetlands, rice paddies, and grasslands. Near Threatened; declining due to habitat loss and hunting. Feeds by probing in shallow water for fish and invertebrates; colonial nester.

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