African sacred ibis
Threskiornis aethiopicus
CommonPhoto: Steve Garvie from Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland · CC BY-SA 2.0
Birdomnivore
The African Sacred Ibis is a wading bird found across much of Africa and parts of the Middle East. Known for its role in Ancient Egyptian religion, it was associated with the god Thoth. Today, it no longer lives in Egypt but thrives in other regions.
- It belongs to the ibis family, known for their long curved bills.
- This bird was once sacred in Ancient Egyptian culture.
- It is currently extirpated from Egypt but lives elsewhere in Africa.
WetlandSavannaAfricaAsia
Read more on WikipediaAt a glance
- Classification
- Bird
- Scientific name
- Threskiornis aethiopicus
- Habitat
- Wetland, Savanna
- Regions in this directory
- Africa, Asia
- Diet
- omnivore
- Relative size
- medium
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern (LC)
