Tag: African Sacred Ibis

Sacred Ibis: a new invasive species in Europe

African Sacred Ibis (Threskiornis aethiopicus) Science Article 1 abstract Sacred Ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus is closelyrelated to both Black-headed Ibis T. melanocephalus(from the Indian subcontinent) andAustralian White Ibis T. molucca (which breedsin Australia, New Guinea and some nearbyislands)-to the point that they are sometimestreated as one species, T. aethiopicus. However,they are generally regarded as three distinctspecies […]

African Sacred Ibis (Threskiornis aethiopicus)

[order] CICONIIFORMES | [family] Threskiornithidae | [latin] Threskiornis aethiopicus | [authority] Latham, 1790 | [UK] African Sacred Ibis | [FR] Ibis sacre | [DE] Heiliger Ibis | [ES] Ibis Sagrado | [NL] Heilige Ibis Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Region Range Threskiornis aethiopicus AF Africa south of the Sahara, Iraq Genus Threskiornis is a genus of […]