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| + | '''Alternative name: Hadeda Ibis''' | ||
| + | [[Image:Hadada_Ibis.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Steve+G|Steve G}} <br />Mandina Ba, Western Division, [[The Gambia]], March 2005]] | ||
;[[:Category:Bostrychia|Bostrychia]] hagedash | ;[[:Category:Bostrychia|Bostrychia]] hagedash | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | + | 65–76 cm (25½-30 in); a stocky, dark brown ibis | |
| + | *White "moustache" | ||
| + | *Wings glossy in either greenish or purple (or sometimes both?) | ||
| + | *Large black bill with a red stripe on upper mandible | ||
| + | *Blackish legs | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | [[Africa]] south of the Sahara | + | [[Image:810 7257-1.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by {{user|marko.marais|marko.marais}}<br />Pretoria, [[South Africa]], March 2015]] |
| + | [[Africa]] south of the Sahara:<br /> | ||
| + | '''Western Africa''': [[Mauritania]], [[Senegal]], [[The Gambia]], [[Guinea-Bissau]], [[Guinea]], [[Mali]], [[Sierra Leone]], [[Liberia]], [[Ivory Coast]], [[Burkina Faso]], [[Ghana]], [[Togo]], [[Benin]], [[Nigeria]], [[Niger]], [[Chad]], [[Cameroon]], [[Central African Republic]], [[Equatorial Guinea]], [[Gabon]], [[Congo]], [[Democratic Republic of Congo]], [[Angola]], [[Zaire]]<br /> | ||
| + | '''Eastern Africa''': [[Sudan]], [[South Sudan]], [[Ethiopia]], [[Somalia]], [[Kenya]], [[Uganda]], [[Rwanda]], [[Burundi]], [[Tanzania]], [[Mozambique]], [[Malawi]]<br /> | ||
| + | '''Southern Africa''': [[Namibia]], [[Botswana]], [[Zimbabwe]], [[South Africa]], [[KwaZulu-Natal]], [[Lesotho]], [[Swaziland]]<br /> | ||
| + | '''African Islands''': Gulf of Guinea Islands: [[Bioko]] | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | There are three subspecies.<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup> | + | ====Subspecies==== |
| + | There are three subspecies.<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup>: | ||
*''B. h. brevirostris'' | *''B. h. brevirostris'' | ||
| − | **[[Senegal]] to [[Kenya]] south to the | + | **[[Senegal]] to [[Kenya]] south to the Zambezi Valley |
*''B. h. nilotica'' | *''B. h. nilotica'' | ||
**[[Sudan]] and [[Ethiopia]] to northeastern [[Zaire]], [[Uganda]], and northwestern [[Tanzania]] | **[[Sudan]] and [[Ethiopia]] to northeastern [[Zaire]], [[Uganda]], and northwestern [[Tanzania]] | ||
*''B. h. hagedash'' | *''B. h. hagedash'' | ||
| − | **[[Africa]] south of the | + | **Southern [[Africa]] south of the Zambezi Valley |
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | + | Found mainly around permanent waters close to open forest or woodland. They are frequently found foraging on lawns | |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| − | Diet | + | ====Diet==== |
| + | Their diet consists of pupae and larval insects, as well as a variety of adult insects including spiders, crustaceans and millipedes. | ||
| + | ====Vocalisation==== | ||
| + | Both sexes have a highly distinctive, and very loud, call - ''haa-haa-haa-de-dah'' (the origin of their name "Hadada"). They are most vocal in flight at dawn and dusk when moving to and from their overnight roost. | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug15}}#Avibase |
| + | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved June 2016) | ||
| + | #BF Member observations | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Bostrychia+hagedash}} | {{GSearch|Bostrychia+hagedash}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Bostrychia]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Bostrychia]] | ||
Revision as of 21:08, 19 June 2016
Alternative name: Hadeda Ibis
- Bostrychia hagedash
Identification
65–76 cm (25½-30 in); a stocky, dark brown ibis
- White "moustache"
- Wings glossy in either greenish or purple (or sometimes both?)
- Large black bill with a red stripe on upper mandible
- Blackish legs
Distribution
Africa south of the Sahara:
Western Africa: Mauritania, Senegal, The Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Mali, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Niger, Chad, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Angola, Zaire
Eastern Africa: Sudan, South Sudan, Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, Mozambique, Malawi
Southern Africa: Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Swaziland
African Islands: Gulf of Guinea Islands: Bioko
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are three subspecies.1:
- B. h. brevirostris
- B. h. nilotica
- B. h. hagedash
- Southern Africa south of the Zambezi Valley
Habitat
Found mainly around permanent waters close to open forest or woodland. They are frequently found foraging on lawns
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists of pupae and larval insects, as well as a variety of adult insects including spiders, crustaceans and millipedes.
Vocalisation
Both sexes have a highly distinctive, and very loud, call - haa-haa-haa-de-dah (the origin of their name "Hadada"). They are most vocal in flight at dawn and dusk when moving to and from their overnight roost.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved June 2016)
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Hadada Ibis. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 19 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Hadada_Ibis
