Malagasy sacred ibis

Malagasy sacred ibis
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Pelecaniformes
Family: Threskiornithidae
Genus: Threskiornis
Species: T. bernieri
Binomial name
Threskiornis bernieri
(Bonaparte, 1855)

The Malagasy sacred ibis or Madagascar sacred ibis[2] (Threskiornis bernieri) is a species of bird in the Threskiornithidae family. It is found in Madagascar and Seychelles. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical mangrove forests, estuarine waters, intertidal flats, and coastal saline lagoons. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Some authorities consider this taxon to be a subspecies of African sacred ibis, Threskiornis aethiopicus.[2]

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