The African sacred ibis is a species of ibis, a wading bird of the family Threskiornithidae. It is native to Africa and the Middle East. It is especially known for its role in the religion of the Ancient Egyptians, where it was linked to the god Thoth; despite this, the species is currently extirpated from Egypt. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
(Latham, J 1790)
Reference:
Index Orn.
2 p.706
Protonym:
Tantalus aethiopicus
Type locality:
'Aethiopia' = ? Egypt (cf. Bruce, 1790, Travels Source Nile, 5, p. 172, pi. [35]).
Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53510131
Avibase ID:
550DE745B77C8079
Avibase ID:
avibase-550DE745
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/550DE745
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 174943
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Sacred Ibis ( Threskiornis aethiopicus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Sacred Ibis ( Threskiornis aethiopicus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Sacred Ibis ( Threskiornis aethiopicus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Sacred Ibis ( Threskiornis aethiopicus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Sacred Ibis ( Threskiornis aethiopicus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Sacred Ibis ( Threskiornis aethiopicus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Sacred Ibis ( Threskiornis aethiopicus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Sacred Ibis ( Threskiornis aethiopicus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Sacred Ibis ( Threskiornis aethiopicus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Sacred Ibis ( Threskiornis aethiopicus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Sacred Ibis ( Threskiornis aethiopicus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 00: African Sacred Ibis ( Threskiornis aethiopicus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 01: African Sacred Ibis ( Threskiornis aethiopicus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 02: African Sacred Ibis ( Threskiornis aethiopicus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 03: African Sacred Ibis ( Threskiornis aethiopicus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 04: African Sacred Ibis ( Threskiornis aethiopicus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): African Sacred Ibis ( Threskiornis aethiopicus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): African Sacred Ibis ( Threskiornis aethiopicus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): African Sacred Ibis ( Threskiornis aethiopicus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): African Sacred Ibis ( Threskiornis aethiopicus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): African Sacred Ibis ( Threskiornis aethiopicus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): African Sacred Ibis ( Threskiornis aethiopicus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): African Sacred Ibis ( Threskiornis aethiopicus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): African Sacred Ibis ( Threskiornis aethiopicus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): African Sacred Ibis ( Threskiornis aethiopicus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): African Sacred Ibis ( Threskiornis aethiopicus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): African Sacred Ibis ( Threskiornis aethiopicus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): African Sacred Ibis ( Threskiornis aethiopicus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): African Sacred Ibis ( Threskiornis aethiopicus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): African Sacred Ibis ( Threskiornis aethiopicus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): African Sacred Ibis ( Threskiornis aethiopicus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): African Sacred Ibis ( Threskiornis aethiopicus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): African Sacred Ibis ( Threskiornis aethiopicus) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Ibis sacré ( Threskiornis aethiopicus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2021: African Sacred Ibis ( Threskiornis aethiopicus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2022: African Sacred Ibis ( Threskiornis aethiopicus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2023: African Sacred Ibis ( Threskiornis aethiopicus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2024: African Sacred Ibis ( Threskiornis aethiopicus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (as published): Threskiornis aethiopicus aethiopicus [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Threskiornis aethiopicus aethiopicus [version 1] |
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Threskiornis aethiopicus aethiopicus [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition: Threskiornis aethiopicus aethiopicus [version 1] |
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Threskiornis aethiopicus aethiopicus [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Threskiornis aethiopicus aethiopicus [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Threskiornis aethiopicus aethiopicus [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Threskiornis aethiopicus aethiopicus [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Threskiornis aethiopicus aethiopicus [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Threskiornis aethiopicus aethiopicus [version 1] |
Clements, version 2015: Threskiornis aethiopicus aethiopicus [version 1] |
Clements, version 2016: Threskiornis aethiopicus aethiopicus [version 1] |
Clements, version 2017: Threskiornis aethiopicus aethiopicus [version 1] |
Clements, version 2018: Threskiornis aethiopicus aethiopicus [version 1] |
Clements, version 2019: African Sacred Ibis ( Threskiornis aethiopicus) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.52: Sacred Ibis (African) ( Threskiornis aethiopicus aethiopicus) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.53: Sacred Ibis (African) ( Threskiornis aethiopicus aethiopicus) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.54: Sacred Ibis (African) ( Threskiornis aethiopicus aethiopicus) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.55: Sacred Ibis (African) ( Threskiornis aethiopicus aethiopicus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2015: Sacred Ibis (African) ( Threskiornis aethiopicus aethiopicus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2016: Sacred Ibis (African) ( Threskiornis aethiopicus aethiopicus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2017: Sacred Ibis (African) ( Threskiornis aethiopicus aethiopicus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2018: Sacred Ibis (African) ( Threskiornis aethiopicus aethiopicus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2019: African Sacred Ibis ( Threskiornis aethiopicus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2021: African Sacred Ibis ( Threskiornis aethiopicus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2022: African Sacred Ibis ( Threskiornis aethiopicus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2023: African Sacred Ibis ( Threskiornis aethiopicus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2024: African Sacred Ibis ( Threskiornis aethiopicus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Threskiornis aethiopicus aethiopicus [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Threskiornis aethiopicus aethiopicus [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Threskiornis aethiopicus aethiopicus [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Threskiornis aethiopicus aethiopicus [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Threskiornis aethiopicus aethiopicus [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Threskiornis aethiopicus aethiopicus [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Threskiornis aethiopicus aethiopicus [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Threskiornis aethiopicus aethiopicus [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Threskiornis aethiopicus aethiopicus [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Threskiornis aethiopicus aethiopicus [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): African Sacred Ibis ( Threskiornis aethiopicus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): African Sacred Ibis ( Threskiornis aethiopicus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Threskiornis aethiopicus aethiopicus [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): African Sacred Ibis ( Threskiornis aethiopicus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): African Sacred Ibis ( Threskiornis aethiopicus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): African Sacred Ibis ( Threskiornis aethiopicus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): African Sacred Ibis ( Threskiornis aethiopicus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: African Sacred Ibis ( Threskiornis aethiopicus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: African Sacred Ibis ( Threskiornis aethiopicus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: African Sacred Ibis ( Threskiornis aethiopicus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: African Sacred Ibis ( Threskiornis aethiopicus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: African Sacred Ibis ( Threskiornis aethiopicus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: African Sacred Ibis ( Threskiornis aethiopicus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: African Sacred Ibis ( Threskiornis aethiopicus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: African Sacred Ibis ( Threskiornis aethiopicus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: African Sacred Ibis ( Threskiornis aethiopicus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: African Sacred Ibis ( Threskiornis aethiopicus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: African Sacred Ibis ( Threskiornis aethiopicus) [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: African Sacred Ibis ( Threskiornis aethiopicus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: African Sacred Ibis ( Threskiornis aethiopicus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: African Sacred Ibis ( Threskiornis aethiopicus) [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: African Sacred Ibis ( Threskiornis aethiopicus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: African Sacred Ibis ( Threskiornis aethiopicus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: African Sacred Ibis ( Threskiornis aethiopicus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: African Sacred Ibis ( Threskiornis aethiopicus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: African Sacred Ibis ( Threskiornis aethiopicus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: African Sacred Ibis ( Threskiornis aethiopicus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: African Sacred Ibis ( Threskiornis aethiopicus) [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: African Sacred Ibis ( Threskiornis aethiopicus) [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: African Sacred Ibis ( Threskiornis aethiopicus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: African Sacred Ibis ( Threskiornis aethiopicus) [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: African Sacred Ibis ( Threskiornis aethiopicus) [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: African Sacred Ibis ( Threskiornis aethiopicus) [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: African Sacred Ibis ( Threskiornis aethiopicus) [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: African Sacred Ibis ( Threskiornis aethiopicus) [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: African Sacred Ibis ( Threskiornis aethiopicus) [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Threskiornis aethiopica aethiopica [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Threskiornis aethiopicus aethiopicus [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Threskiornis aethiopicus aethiopicus [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Threskiornis aethiopicus [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Threskiornis [aethiopicus or bernieri]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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Other synonyms
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