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Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut	Spot-breasted Ibis	African Sacred Ibis
Nom scientifique	Bostrychia rara	Threskiornis aethiopicus
Ordre	Pelecaniformes	Pelecaniformes
Famille	Threskiornithidae	Threskiornithidae
Statut de conservation	Least Concern	Least Concern
Longueur	—	—
Envergure	52,2 cm (20.6 in)	72,8 cm (28.7 in)
Poids	866,0 g (30.55 oz)	1522,0 g (53.69 oz)
Régime alimentaire	--	--
Taille de la couvée	2	2-3
Population Trend	—	—

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Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

🌿 Wetland

Spot-breasted Ibis only

🌲 Forest

African Sacred Ibis only

🌾 Grassland 🏖️ Coastal

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Statut de conservation

Least Concern

Spot-breasted Ibis

Least Concern

African Sacred 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.

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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