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Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut	White-shouldered Ibis	Black-headed Ibis
Nom scientifique	Pseudibis davisoni	Threskiornis melanocephalus
Ordre	Pelecaniformes	Pelecaniformes
Famille	Threskiornithidae	Threskiornithidae
Statut de conservation	Critically Endangered	Least Concern
Longueur	—	—
Envergure	81,4 cm (32.0 in)	70,0 cm (27.6 in)
Poids	1588,0 g (56.02 oz)	1303,0 g (45.96 oz)
Régime alimentaire	--	--
Taille de la couvée	2-4	2-4
Population Trend	—	—

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Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

🌿 Wetland

White-shouldered Ibis only

🌲 Forest 🌾 Grassland

Black-headed Ibis only

🏖️ Coastal

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Statut de conservation

Critically Endangered

White-shouldered Ibis

Least Concern

Black-headed Ibis

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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.

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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