About the Madagascar Ibis
The Madagascar ibis, also known as the Madagascar crested ibis, white-winged ibis or crested wood ibis, is a medium-sized, brown-plumaged ibis. It has bare red orbital skin, yellow bill, red legs, white wings and its head is partially bare with a dense crest of green or gloss blue and white plumes on the nape. The Madagascar ibis is the only member of the genus Lophotibis.
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The Madagascar ibis, with a length of 50 cm (20 in), is among the largest birds in the Madagascar forest. The head is black and the upper parts are rufous brown. The chin, neck and throat and underparts are dark brown and the wing is largely white. Part of the face is naked and red, including round the eye, and the crown and back of the neck bear a crest of long feathers which are black with a metallic sheen. In the subspecies L. c. cristata, the sheen is green and there are flecks of white; in the subspecies L. c.
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Where the Madagascar Ibis lives
When to see the Madagascar Ibis
Peak activity in November · a variable species across most of its range
Easily confused with
White-shouldered IbisPseudibis davisoniThe adult stands 60–85 cm tall, with males being slightly larger and having slightly longer bills than females.
Crested IbisNipponia nipponIt is a medium-sized to large ibis, 55–78.5 cm (21.7–30.9 in) long, with a bare red face, and a dense crest of plumes on the nape.
Giant IbisPseudibis giganteaTrue to its name, it is the largest extant ibis species.
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