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Sacred Ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus |
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Sacred Ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus |
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The Sacred Ibis is native to north Africa and the Near East ("Sacred" in ancient Egypt). It is very similar in appearance to other species of white ibis with black head and tail native to India (Black-headed Ibis) and Australia (Australian White Ibis); also slightly similar to the American Wood Ibis, also known as American Wood Stork. |
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Graceful in flight |
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Juvenile |
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The fight -- like fencing |
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He's got his mother's beak |
When shall we three meet again . . . (three witches, Shakespeare's Macbeth) |
Juvenile in flight - black neck not yet developed |
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| Link to Australian White Ibis | Link to Straw-necked Ibis | Link to Black-headed Ibis | |
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Australian White Ibis Threskiornis molucca |
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The Australian White Ibis, related to the Sacred Ibis to which it looks similar in adult plumage, is common over much of Australia including, in recent times, urban areas. |
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Australian White Ibis reflecting |
Taking tea in Sydney's Royal Botanic Gardens |
Why did the Ibis cross the road? |