Ibises, Spoonbills

Malagasy Sacred Ibis

Threskiornis bernieri

The Malagasy Sacred Ibis (Threskiornis bernieri) is a 1.5 kg woodland bird that eats mostly fish and other water animals. It stays put all year.

Family

Ibises, Spoonbills

Order

Pelecaniformes

Weight

1.5 kg

Habitat

Woodland

Diet

Invertebrates

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

2

Recorded in Madagascar, SC.

Where to see it: Vallée de Mai NR (Seychelles); Andasibe-Mantadia NP (Madagascar); Ranomafana NP (Madagascar).

Photo: (c) Nigel Voaden, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist