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[HBW - BirdLife (v3)] |
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Species Details [Taxonomy: HBW - BirdLife (v3)] |
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Spot-breasted Ibis* |
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Bostrychia rara |
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Description (8)
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Spot-breasted Ibis
© dibird.com
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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.
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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)...)
Spot-breasted Ibis (Bostrychia) [XC609448]
by Phil Gregory from Nsuta Forest, Ghana (call, frogs, zip)
Spot-breasted Ibis (Bostrychia) [XC303222]
by Peter Boesman from American University of Central Africa (AUCA), Equatorial Guinea (call)
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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