Northern Bald Ibis vs African Sacred Ibis

Geronticus eremita से तुलना Threskiornis aethiopicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Northern Bald Ibis African Sacred Ibis
वैज्ञानिक नाम Geronticus eremita Threskiornis aethiopicus
गण Pelecaniformes Pelecaniformes
कुल Threskiornithidae Threskiornithidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Endangered Least Concern
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 80.4 cm (31.7 in) 72.8 cm (28.7 in)
वजन 1342.0 g (47.34 oz) 1522.0 g (53.69 oz)
आहार -- --
अंडों की संख्या 2-4 2-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

Northern Bald Ibis only

कोई नहीं

African Sacred Ibis only

संरक्षण स्थिति

Endangered

Northern Bald Ibis

Least Concern

African Sacred Ibis

About These Birds

Northern Bald Ibis

70–80 cm. Metallic black plumage; bare red face; long downcurved red bill; shaggy neck ruff. Critically Endangered; fewer than 1,000 birds; breeds in Morocco, Turkey (reintroduced), and parts of Middle East. Migratory; winters in Ethiopia. Ancient cultural significance; once widespread in Europe.

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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