Klunkeribis

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Klunkeribis
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Klunkeribis ( Bostrychia carunculata )

Systematics
Class : Birds (aves)
Order : Pelecaniformes
Family : Ibises and spoonbills (Threskiornithidae)
Genre : Bostrychia
Type : Klunkeribis
Scientific name
Bostrychia carunculata
( Rüppell , 1837)

The wattled ibis ( Bostrychia carunculata ) is an African bird from the family of ibises and spoonbills .

The Klunkeribis has a restricted distribution area in the highlands of Ethiopia, but is relatively common there. The IUCN estimates the global population at between 10,000 and 25,000 individuals and classifies the species as not endangered .

Appearance

With a size of 65 to 76 cm, the Klunkeribis is comparable to the similar Hagedasch , but the overall impression of the plumage is significantly darker. In contrast to the black plumage, there is a large white wing spot. The iris is also white. Further characteristics are the black feathers and a black wattled wattled ibis, which led to the English species name Wattled Ibis . A conspicuous sexual dimorphism cannot be determined. The plumage of the young birds is more blunt, without the white wing patch and without wattles.

behavior

The habitat includes rivers with rocky banks, wetlands, but also loose forests and fields. The Ethiopian highlands are settled at an altitude between 1500 and 4100 m. The Klunkeribis can usually be observed in small schools, not infrequently also near settlements, e.g. B. in Addis Ababa .

Food and subsistence

The diet of the Klunkeribi consists of insects and their larvae, worms, snails and their eggs, grasshoppers, spiders, and more rarely small mammals, reptiles and amphibians. The bird seeks food in the typical ibis way by poking the ground with its beak. Sometimes he also follows herds of animals and searches the dung for beetles.

Reproduction

The clunkeribis builds nests of twigs, grass and leaves on horizontal branches in trees or on rocks, sometimes in small colonies. The clutch consists of two or three eggs.

literature

  • J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal (Eds.) (1992): Handbook of the Birds of the World . Vol. 1. Ostrich to Ducks. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona, ISBN 84-87334-10-5

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