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Bostrychia
''Bostrychia'' is a genus of ibises in the family Threskiornithidae. Member species are found in many countries throughout Africa. It contains the following five species: Conservation Four of these species are evaluated as Least Concern A least-concern species is a species that has been categorized by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) as evaluated as not being a focus of species conservation because the specific species is still plentiful in the wild. Th ... status, but the dwarf olive ibis is Critically Endangered according to the IUCN. References Bird genera Taxa named by George Robert Gray Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Pelecaniformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bostrychia Hagedash
The hadeda ibis (''Bostrychia hagedash'') is an ibis native to Sub-Saharan Africa. It is named for its loud three to four note calls uttered in flight especially in the mornings and evenings when they fly out or return to their roost trees. Although not as dependent on water as some ibises, they are found near wetlands and often live in close proximity to humans, foraging in cultivated land and gardens. A medium-sized ibis with stout legs and a typical down-curved bill, the wing coverts are iridescent with a green or purple sheen. They are non-migratory but are known to make nomadic movements in response to rain particularly during droughts. Their ranges in southern Africa have increased with an increase in tree cover and irrigation in human-altered habitats. Taxonomy and systematics ''Tantalus hagedash'' was the scientific name proposed by John Latham in 1790 who described it from a specimen that had been collected at "Houteniquas", due north of Mossel Bay, by Anders Sparrma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bostrychia
''Bostrychia'' is a genus of ibises in the family Threskiornithidae. Member species are found in many countries throughout Africa. It contains the following five species: Conservation Four of these species are evaluated as Least Concern A least-concern species is a species that has been categorized by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) as evaluated as not being a focus of species conservation because the specific species is still plentiful in the wild. Th ... status, but the dwarf olive ibis is Critically Endangered according to the IUCN. References Bird genera Taxa named by George Robert Gray Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Pelecaniformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olive Ibis
The olive ibis (''Bostrychia olivacea'') is a species of ibis native to dense tropical forests in central Africa. Between 65 and 75 cm in length, it is a small ibis with olive plumage displaying a iridescent sheen. Four subspecies are recognized. Taxonomy and systematics Historically, the olive ibis was included in various genera such as '' Geronticus'', '' Comatibis'' and '' Harpiprion'' before finally being classified among the '' Bostrychia''.Salvadori T., 1903. On the ibis Olivacea of Dubus. ''Ibis'' 45: 178-188. It is also related to the Madagascar crested ibis ''Lophotibis cristata'' and ''Geronticus'' ibises.Hancock J. A., Kushlan J. A., Kahl M. P., 1992. ''Storks, Ibises and Spoonbills of the World''. Academic Press. Four subspecies of this ibis are currently recognised: ''Bostrychia olivacea olivacea'', ''B. o. cupreipennis'', ''B. o. akleyorum'' and ''B. o. rothschildi''. The dwarf olive ibis ''Bostrychia bocagei'' of São Tomé was also formerly considered to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ibis
The ibises () (collective plural ibis; classical plurals ibides and ibes) are a group of long-legged wading birds in the family Threskiornithidae, that inhabit wetlands, forests and plains. "Ibis" derives from the Latin and Ancient Greek word for this group of birds. It also occurs in the scientific name of the cattle egret (''Bubulcus ibis'') mistakenly identified in 1757 as being the sacred ibis. Description Ibises all have long, downcurved bills, and usually feed as a group, probing mud for food items, usually crustaceans. They are monogamous and highly territorial while nesting and feeding. Most nest in trees, often with spoonbills or herons. All extant species are capable of flight, but two extinct genera were flightless, namely the kiwi-like ''Apteribis'' in the Hawaiian Islands, and the peculiar '' Xenicibis'' in Jamaica. The word ''ibis'' comes from Latin ''ibis'' from Greek ἶβις ''ibis'' from Egyptian ''hb'', ''hīb''. Beekes, R. S. P. (2009) ''Etymological Diction ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Threskiornithidae
The family Threskiornithidae includes 36 species of large wading birds. The family has been traditionally classified into two subfamilies, the ibises and the spoonbills; however recent genetic studies have cast doubt on this arrangement, and have found the spoonbills to be nested within the Old World ibises, and the New World ibises as an early offshoot. Taxonomy The family Threskiornithidae was formerly known as Plataleidae. The spoonbills and ibises were once thought to be related to other groups of long-legged wading birds in the order Ciconiiformes. A recent study found that they are members of the order Pelecaniformes. In response to these findings, the International Ornithological Congress (IOC) recently reclassified Threskiornithidae and their sister taxa Ardeidae under the order Pelecaniformes instead of the previous order of Ciconiiformes. Whether the two subfamilies are reciprocally monophyletic is an open question. The South American Checklist Committee's entry for th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
São Tomé Ibis The São Tomé ibis (''Bostrychia bocagei''), also known as the dwarf olive ibis or the dwarf ibis, is endemic to São Tomé off the western coast of Central Africa and exists inside the Gulf of Guinea. Discovered in the 1800s by Francisco Newton, it was once thought to be a subspecies of the larger olive ibis, but is now classified as a distinct species. ''Bostrychia bocagei'' is a critically endangered ibis that measures approximately 2 ft in height. Living with 19 other species of endemic birds on the island, |
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