Bird
Sacred Ibis
Threskiornis aethiopicus · Threskiornithidae · Pelecaniformes
Best monthsJan · Oct · Decmost records
Records432,847in 42 countries
Most seen inSouth Africa266,185 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
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About
Sacred Ibis in brief
The sacred ibis (Threskiornis aethiopicus) is a bird of the Threskiornithidae family — species of bird.
Across the 42 countries we cover it has 432,847 published records, most of them from South Africa, Taiwan and Kenya. It is recorded through much of the year, most often in January, October and December.
Its global conservation status is least concern on the IUCN Red List.
Records by month
All countries combined · the strongest months highlightedJFMAMJJASOND
Where & when
When to look in each country
South Africa266,185 records · best Jan, Oct
Taiwan47,660 records · best Jan, Dec
Kenya34,771 records · best Oct, Aug
Italy20,035 records · best Jan, Dec
Tanzania9,673 records · best Jul, Oct
Botswana7,612 records · best Sep, Aug
Zimbabwe6,735 records · best Nov, Oct
Uganda6,597 records · best Jul, Jun
Ethiopia6,007 records · best Nov, Dec
United Arab Emirates4,881 records · best Dec, Nov
Zambia4,163 records · best Oct, Aug
Namibia3,315 records · best Aug, Sep
Rwanda3,268 records · best Jul, Oct
Gambia2,414 records · best Jan, Feb
Mozambique1,792 records · best Mar, Nov
Senegal1,699 records · best Jan, Feb
Belgium1,487 records · best Aug, May
Eswatini879 records · best Nov, Oct
Malawi464 records · best Oct, Nov
Oman417 records · best Nov, Feb
Lesotho383 records · best Nov, Jan
Djibouti318 records · best Sep, Feb
Guinea-Bissau260 records · best Mar, Jan
Democratic Republic of the Congo255 records · best Jul, May
Angola199 records · best Sep, Oct
Chad194 records · best Feb, Mar
Slovenia190 records · best Dec, Feb
Cameroon172 records · best Mar, Jan
Sudan153 records · best Sep, Oct
Somalia145 records · best Oct, Mar
South Sudan130 records · best Jan, Feb
Bahrain82 records · best Oct, Nov
Qatar75 records · best Feb, Jan
Mauritania54 records · best Jan, Feb
Eritrea44 records · best Feb, Mar
Niger42 records · best Jan, Mar
Burundi35 records · best Oct, Sep
Yemen25 records · best Mar, Nov
Guinea22 records · best Jan, May
Seychelles8 records · best Jan, Jul
Solomon Islands6 records · best Jun, Jan
Bosnia and Herzegovina1 records · best Oct, Jan
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.