Ibises, Spoonbills

Wattled Ibis

Bostrychia carunculata

The Wattled Ibis (Bostrychia carunculata) is a 1.5 kg wetland bird that eats mostly insects and other invertebrates. It stays put all year.

Family

Ibises, Spoonbills

Order

Pelecaniformes

Weight

1.5 kg

Habitat

Wetland

Diet

Invertebrates

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

2

Recorded in Ethiopia, Eritrea.

Where to see it: Adi Keyh (Eritrea); Hara Langano Lodge (Ethiopia); Asmara (Eritrea); Lake Awassa · United Africa Shebelle Hotel area (Ethiopia); Lake Ziway · southwestern shore (Ethiopia).

Photo: (c) Manuel Schwarz, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist