Sacred Ibis
Threskiornis aethiopicus
Size: | 68 cm long |
Habitat: | Grasslands and wetlands |
Feeding: | Insects, frogs, small mammals and reptiles |
The Sacred Ibis has a bare black head and neck with the distinctive long curved beak. The body and wing feathers are white with black tips. The legs are black.
These photos were taken in the Okavango Delta, Botswana and Amboseli National Park, Kenya.
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