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African sacred ibis

Threskiornis aethiopicus

Photo by Benno Ibold
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

An adult individual is 68 cm (27 in) long with all-white body plumage apart from dark plumes on the rump. The bald head and neck, thick curved bill and legs are black. The white wings show a black rear border in flight

Habitat:

Freshwater Lake, Lake Naivasha NP, rocky part of the shore.

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PublishedSeptember 25, 2017

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