Giant Ibis (Thaumatibis gigantea)

Other Scientific Names
Pseudibis gigantea [Collar and Andrew (1988)], Pseudibis gigantea [Collar et al. (1994)], Pseudibis gigantea [Sibley and Monroe (1990, 1993)]

Family
Threskiornithidae (Ibises, Spoonbills)

Size
102 - 107 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Oustalet, 1877)

Habitat
Marshes, pools, wide rivers and seasonal water-meadows in open, predominantly deciduous, dipterocarp lowland forest.

Range (Guide)

Cambodia (B), Laos (B), Thailand (E) (B), Vietnam (B) (NB).

Once widespread in Indochina, range now much reduced; apparently restricted to southern Viet Nam, though also suspected to occur in Kampuchea.

Population
Estimated population is 200 (2010) and decreasing.

Status CR
Hunting, wetland drainage for agriculture, and deforestation are the main threats.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Habits
Singly, in pairs or small parties.

Food
Invertebrates, crustaceans, small amphibians and reptiles.

Voice
A repeated, loud, ringing 'a-leurk a-leurk' uttered at dawn and dusk.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (13)...)

Giant Ibis (Pseudibis gigantea) [XC577045]
by Garry Bakker from Pring Thum, Choam Ksant, Preah Vihear Province, Cambodia (song)

Giant Ibis (Pseudibis gigantea) [XC124344]
by Ross Gallardy from Tmat Boey, Preah Vihear Province, Cambodia (call)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Similar Species
White-shouldered Ibis (Pseudibis davisoni) which is smaller and uniformly darker with whitish collar and white patch on inner wing-coverts.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Giant Ibis (Thaumatibis gigantea) - 10 files

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