Southern Bald Ibis vs Black-headed Ibis

Geronticus calvus से तुलना Threskiornis melanocephalus

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Southern Bald Ibis Black-headed Ibis
वैज्ञानिक नाम Geronticus calvus Threskiornis melanocephalus
गण Pelecaniformes Pelecaniformes
कुल Threskiornithidae Threskiornithidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Near Threatened Least Concern
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 77.6 cm (30.6 in) 70.0 cm (27.6 in)
वजन 1202.0 g (42.40 oz) 1303.0 g (45.96 oz)
आहार -- --
अंडों की संख्या 1-3 2-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

Southern Bald Ibis only

Black-headed Ibis only

संरक्षण स्थिति

Near Threatened

Southern Bald Ibis

Least Concern

Black-headed Ibis

About These Birds

Southern Bald Ibis

79 cm. Glossy black with metallic sheen; bare pink facial skin; red bill and legs. Endemic to South Africa and Lesotho in mountain grasslands and escarpments. Vulnerable; feeds on insects and small vertebrates in short grassland. Colonial breeder on cliff ledges; at risk from pesticides and habitat loss.

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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