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- Bostrychia carunculata
Identification
Distribution
East Africa: found only in the highlands of Ethiopia and Eritrea.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Commonly found in grasslands, marshes and open forests, sometimes even in large gardens and parks.
Behaviour
Diet
There is very little detail available. They are believed to eat worms and insects.
Breeding
Their nest is made of sticks, lined with grass stems, mosses and strips of bark. The clutch consists of 2-3 dirty-white, rough-shelled eggs. They nest in colonies in bushes growing out from cliffs.
While displaying they grab each others wattle.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved October 2016)
- BF Member observations
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Wattled Ibis. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 3 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Wattled_Ibis
