White-shouldered Ibis vs African Sacred Ibis

Pseudibis davisoni comparé à Threskiornis aethiopicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut White-shouldered Ibis African Sacred Ibis
Nom scientifique Pseudibis davisoni Threskiornis aethiopicus
Ordre Pelecaniformes Pelecaniformes
Famille Threskiornithidae Threskiornithidae
Statut de conservation Critically Endangered Least Concern
Longueur
Envergure 81,4 cm (32.0 in) 72,8 cm (28.7 in)
Poids 1588,0 g (56.02 oz) 1522,0 g (53.69 oz)
Régime alimentaire -- --
Taille de la couvée 2-4 2-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

White-shouldered Ibis only

African Sacred Ibis only

Statut de conservation

Critically Endangered

White-shouldered Ibis

Least Concern

African Sacred Ibis

About These Birds

White-shouldered Ibis

75–80 cm. Large; dark brown with white shoulder patch; bare red facial skin. Critically Endangered; fewer than 250 birds known. Restricted to lowland Mekong forests of Cambodia, Vietnam, and Myanmar. Threatened by forest clearance and hunting; one of Asia's rarest 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.

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