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Malagasy Sacred Ibis
Threskiornis bernieri (Bonaparte, 1855)
Threskiornithidae — Ibises, Spoonbills
Malagasy Sacred Ibis, Threskiornis bernieri, is an ibis of Madagascar and Aldabra in the south-west Seychelles, placed in the family Threskiornithidae. It breeds along the west coast of Madagascar and on Aldabra, where it is tied to coastal wetlands. The bird is a separate species from the African sacred ibis, from which it differs in ecology and form. It is also known from two races, one on Madagascar and one on Aldabra. The species was described by Bonaparte in 1855.
- Order
- Pelecaniformes
- Family
- Threskiornithidae — Ibises, Spoonbills
- Breeding range
- Africa: Aldabra (sw Seychelles) and Madagascar
