Northern Bald Ibis vs Black-headed Ibis

Geronticus eremita से तुलना Threskiornis melanocephalus

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Northern Bald Ibis Black-headed Ibis
वैज्ञानिक नाम Geronticus eremita Threskiornis melanocephalus
गण Pelecaniformes Pelecaniformes
कुल Threskiornithidae Threskiornithidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Endangered Least Concern
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 80.4 cm (31.7 in) 70.0 cm (27.6 in)
वजन 1342.0 g (47.34 oz) 1303.0 g (45.96 oz)
आहार -- --
अंडों की संख्या 2-4 2-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

Northern Bald Ibis only

Black-headed Ibis only

संरक्षण स्थिति

Endangered

Northern Bald Ibis

Least Concern

Black-headed 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.

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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