Ibis
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Published : December 15, 2016
| Last modified on July 4th, 2017 at 2:22 pm
Ibises are a group of long-legged wading birds in the family Threskiornithidae, that inhabit wetlands, forests and plains.
Ibises all have long, down-curved bills, and usually feed as a group, probing mud for food items, usually crustaceans. They are monogamous and highly territorial while nesting and feeding. Most nest in trees, often with spoonbills or herons. All extant species are volant, but two extinct genera were flightless, namely the kiwi-like Apteribis in the Hawaiian Islands, and the peculiar Xenicibis in Jamaica. The word ibis comes from Latin, Greek ἶβις Egyptian.
Ibises species found in Zimbabwe:
