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WoodlandGround nestLarge · 1.5 kg
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The adult stands 65–89 cm (26–35 in) tall, with a wingspan of 112–124 cm (44–49 in). The plumage is predominantly white, often with brownish-yellow staining. There are also black ornamental plumes on the back with a blue or green gloss formed from the lower scapulars and tertials, which are most prominent in the breeding season. The bill, head, neck and legs are black.
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When to see the Malagasy Sacred Ibis
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 3 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is November, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Malagasy Sacred Ibis
The map shades 2 countries with regular records, and 1 more in a lighter tone where the bird turns up only as a stray. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
Recorded as a rare visitor in Mayotte.
About the Malagasy Sacred Ibis
The Malagasy sacred ibis is a relatively large, heavily built ibis endemic to the west coast of Madagascar, and Aldabra on the Seychelles.
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Easily confused with
Black-headed IbisThreskiornis melanocephalusThe black-headed ibis is one of several large waterbird species in south and south-east Asia, with adults measuring 65–76 cm in length.
Straw-necked IbisThreskiornis spinicollisStraw-necked ibises are large birds, around 59–76 cm (23–30 in) long, with a bare black head and a long, downcurved black bill.
African Sacred IbisThreskiornis aethiopicusAn adult individual is 68 cm (27 in) long with all-white body plumage apart from dark plumes on the rump.
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