Alternative name: Black Ibis
- Pseudibis papillosa
Identification
60–68 cm (23½-26¾ in)
Long down-curved bill, black head with a patch of crimson and white patch near the shoulder.
Immature generally dull matt brown and has head feathered.[2]
Distribution
Semiarid lowlands of India and Pakistan.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Lakes, marshes, riverbeds and irrigated farmland.
Behaviour
Breeding
It nests in trees.
Diet
Their diet consists of fish, frogs, lizards, crustaceans, also earthworms, scorpions and beetles.
Photo © by Alok Tewari
Basai Wetlands, Gurgaon, Haryana, India, 11 March 2011
Vocalisation
Recording by Alok Tewari
Gurgaon Rural, Haryana, India, July-2016
Call by one individual.
Recording by Alok Tewari
Gurgaon Rural, Haryana, India, April-2013
A group call : feeding in freshly irrigated field then flying away. Three individuals flew away first and made calls followed by four more.
Gallery
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Photo © By ColD
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved October 2014)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Red-naped Ibis. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 23 February 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Red-naped_Ibis
External Links
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