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Alternative name: Madagascar Sacred Ibis
Dismbiguation: not to be confused with Madagascar Ibis, Lophotibis cristata.
- Threskiornis bernieri
Identification
Variation
Subspecies T. b. bernieri has whitish eyes while T. b. abbotti has bluish eyes.
Similar species
[[[[African Sacred Ibis is larger, has dark eyes, larger bill, more black in wing tips, and a neck sac.
Distribution
Madagascar and Aldabra Island (Seychelles)
Taxonomy
Two subspecies are recognized[1]:
- T. b. bernieri
- T. b. abbotti
- Aldabra Island (Seychelles)
Malagasy Sacred Ibis and African Sacred Ibis were previously treated as one species, Sacred Ibis.
Habitat
Has an exclusive preference for coastal habitats
Behaviour
Vocalisation
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2021. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2021. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Gill, F, D Donsker, and P Rasmussen (Eds). 2021. IOC World Bird List (v 11.2). Doi 10.14344/IOC.ML.11.2. http://www.worldbirdnames.org/
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Malagasy Sacred Ibis. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 11 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Malagasy_Sacred_Ibis
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.
