species 16,537 observations

African Sacred Ibis

Threskiornis aethiopicus

Field notes

The African sacred ibis (Threskiornis aethiopicus) is a species of ibis, a wading bird of the family Threskiornithidae. It is native to much of Africa, as well as small parts of Iraq, Iran and Kuwait. It is especially known for its role in Ancient Egyptian religion, where it was linked to the god Thoth. The species is currently extirpated from Egypt.

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1 native plants
support it in the US

Food plants Plants it feeds on Papaya 1

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided