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[HBW - BirdLife (v3)]
25/05/2024 04:19:19 PM
Species Details [Taxonomy: HBW - BirdLife (v3)]
LC
Spot-breasted Ibis*
Id (Atlas):
Bostrychia rara
Description (8 )
Spot-breasted Ibis
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Family
Threskiornithidae (Ibises, Spoonbills)
Size
60 cm
First Described (Guide )
(Rothschild,Hartert & Kleinschmidt, 1897)
Habitat
Forested streams and wooded swamps, always above or near water.
Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo [The Democratic Republic of the], Congo [The Democratic Republic of the], Côte dIvoire, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea (B), Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Uganda.
Liberia to Cameroon, Gabon, Zaire and extreme north-eastern Angola.
 
Population
Estimated population is 200,000 - 510,000 (2010).
Status LC
Forest destruction, taking of nestlings by fisherman are the main threats.
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet .
Food
Aquatic snails, worms, beetles, larvae and grubs.
Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (12)... )
Listen to XC504192
Spot-breasted Ibis (Bostrychia rara ) [XC504192 ]
by Dries Van de Loock from Nyachisala Forest, Kakoma, Mwinilunga, Northwestern Province, Zambia (flight call)
Listen to XC609448
Spot-breasted Ibis (Bostrychia ) [XC609448 ]
by Phil Gregory from Nsuta Forest, Ghana (call, frogs, zip)
Nest
A circular platform on top of several lateral tree branches, approximately 30 cm across, situated 1 - 6 m above the ground or overhanging water.
Subspecies
Sometimes placed in genus Lampribis , together with Olive Ibis (Bostrychia olivacea ).
No subspecies.
References
See References .
Files:
BirdLife International
For more information about the Spot-breasted Ibis see... BirdLife International Species Factsheet .
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