Rosalöffler vs Malagasy Sacred Ibis

Platalea ajaja verglichen mit Threskiornis bernieri

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Rosalöffler Malagasy Sacred Ibis
Wissenschaftlicher Name Platalea ajaja Threskiornis bernieri
Ordnung Pelecaniformes Pelecaniformes
Familie Threskiornithidae Threskiornithidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Endangered
Länge 81,0 cm (31.9 in)
Flügelspannweite 127,0 cm (50.0 in) 68,4 cm (26.9 in)
Gewicht 1500,0 g (52.91 oz) 1493,2 g (52.67 oz)
Ernährung Small fish, crustaceans, aquatic insects, and plant material filtered from shallow water by sweeping the … --
Gelegegröße 1-7 2-3
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Rosalöffler 81,0 cm
Malagasy Sacred Ibis
Flügelspannweite
Rosalöffler 127,0 cm
Malagasy Sacred Ibis 68,4 cm
Gewicht
Rosalöffler 1500,0 g
Malagasy Sacred Ibis 1493,2 g
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Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Rosalöffler only

Malagasy Sacred Ibis only

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Rosalöffler

Shallow coastal lagoons, estuaries, mangroves, and freshwater marshes. Nests in colonies in trees and shrubs.

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Song & Call Comparison

Rosalöffler

Gesang

Low, grunting and guttural croaking sounds at nesting colonies. Generally quiet. Alarm calls are softer croaks. Vocalizations lack melodic quality; purely functional colony sounds.

Malagasy Sacred Ibis

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Geographic Range & Migration

Rosalöffler

Southeastern United States, Caribbean, Mexico, Central America, and South America to Argentina.

Malagasy Sacred Ibis

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Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Rosalöffler

Endangered

Malagasy Sacred Ibis

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How to Tell Them Apart

Rosalöffler

Gefieder

Vivid pink body plumage with darker carmine on the wings. Bare greenish-grey head. White neck and back. Intensity of pink depends on diet.

Schnabel

Long, flat, spatulate greyish bill used for sweeping through shallow water

Malagasy Sacred Ibis

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About These Birds

Rosalöffler

Der Rosalöffler ist die einzige Löfflerart Amerikas und einer der auffälligsten Watvögel der westlichen Hemisphäre. Wie bei Flamingos stammt seine rosa Farbe von Carotinoid-Pigmenten aus seiner Beute an Krebstieren. Im 19. Jahrhundert wegen seiner Federn fast bis zur Ausrottung bejagt, haben sich die Bestände seither erheblich erholt.

Malagasy Sacred Ibis

65–89 cm. White with naked black head; black wingtips. Endemic to Madagascar and Aldabra Atoll. Vulnerable; threatened by habitat destruction and hunting. Closely related to African Sacred Ibis; feeds in coastal wetlands, mangroves, and rice paddies.

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