Olive Ibis

The Olive Ibis is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

The Olive Ibis (Bostrychia olivacea) is a species of bird in the Threskiornithidae family. It is found in Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, São Tomé and Príncipe, Sierra Leone, and Tanzania. References - * BirdLife International (2008). Bostrychia olivacea. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 5 November 2008. More

existence of the dwarf olive ibis was from historical reports and anecdotes from hunters (2). Believed to be the world’s smallest ibis (3), this Critically Endangered species can be identified by the bare patches of black skin on the face and the large crest extending from the back of the head (4). The plumage is generally brownish, with a bronze sheen on the upperparts, and an olive hue on the head. More

Dwarf olive ibis resting on branch, dorsal view Dwarf olive ibis resting on branch, dorsal viewPrint factsheet Facts - Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class Aves Order Ciconiiformes Family Threskiornithidae Genus Bostrychia (1) Size Length: 60 – 65 cm More

Dwarf Olive Ibis Bostrychia bocagei of S More

Critically Endangered Dwarf Olive ibis nest found = 04/12/2009 06:13:07 Courtesy of Birdlife November 2009. Great news from Associação dos Biólogos Santomenses (ABS), the BirdLife Species Guardian for Dwarf Olive Ibis (Bostrychia bocagei) in São Tomé. Researcher, Hugulay Maia, leading a team of ABS members located an ibis nest with two eggs at a height of 8 m in primary forest. More

specimens of the Olive Ibis of Pr More

Dwarf Olive Ibis Madagascar Sacred Ibis Black Ibis Wattled Ibis Plumbeous Ibis Southern Bald Ibis Puna Ibis Black-faced Ibis Buff-necked Ibis Réunion Sacred Ibis Spot-breasted Ibis Olive Ibis White-shouldered Ibis Northern Bald Ibis Bird Black-headed Ibis Hadada Ibis White-faced Ibis Veneration Glossy Ibis Spoonbill External Searches: * Wikipedia * YouTube Video * Flickr Image * Google Web * Yahoo! More

Princepe Olive Ibis (Lamprebis olivacea rothschildi) = * last observed in 1901 on Princepe Island * arboreal island forest carnivore endemic to Princepe Island, West Africa * specimens in London(?) * disappeared after deforestation More

vary in size from the tiny 5cm tall dwarf olive ibis to the giant ibis which to grow to more than a meter in height and inhabiting the remote forests of Cambodia and parts southern Laos. Ibis are generally very sociable birds that gather together in large flocks both to feed and to find a partner during the mating season. Despite their relatively large size, many species of ibis rest in the safety of the trees and not on the ground. More

The Dwarf Olive Ibis ( Bostrychia bocagei) is a critically endangered bird that is endemic to São Tomé e Príncipe. UserPolbot. ->The Spot-breasted Ibis ( Bostrychia rara) is a species of Bird in the Threskiornithidae The Hadada or Hadeda Ibis, Bostrychia hagedash is a large up to 76 cm long dark brown Ibis with a white "moustache" glossy greenish purple wings large UserPolbot. More

Order : Ciconiiformes
Family : Threskiornithidae
Genus : Bostrychia
Species : olivacea
Authority : (Du Bus De Gisignies, 1838)