African Sacred Ibis
Closely related to the Australian White
Ibis...has been introduced into France,
Italy, Spain, Taiwan, and south Florida.
Ibis...has been introduced into France,
Italy, Spain, Taiwan, and south Florida.
Threskiornis aethiopicus
(L 25-32")
Venerated and often
mummified by Ancient
Egyptians as a symbol of the
god Thoth.
mummified by Ancient
Egyptians as a symbol of the
god Thoth.
Kinangop Plateau
19Oct2014
Threskiornis is Greek for
religious bird; aethiopicus is
Latin for Ethiopian.
religious bird; aethiopicus is
Latin for Ethiopian.
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