Bostrychia olivacea (Olive Ibis)

Olive Ibis

Bostrychia olivacea (Du Bus de Gisignies, B-AL 1838)

The olive ibis is a species of ibis native to dense tropical forests in central Africa. Between 65 and 75 cm in length, it is a small ibis with predominantly olive plumage with iridescent sheen. Four subspecies are recognized. Source: Wikipedia

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Classification

Order:
  Pelecaniformes
Family:
  Threskiornithidae
Genus:
   Bostrychia
Scientific:
  Bostrychia olivacea

Original description

Citation:
(Du Bus de Gisignies, B-AL 1838)

Reference:
Bull. Acad. R. Sci. Belles-Lettr. Bruxelles 4(1837) p.105,pl.

Protonym:
Ibis olivacea

Type locality:
Upper Guinea, accepted as type locality by Chapin, loc. cit.

Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/53798#page/127/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
E20A5C1DDE1C5B55

Avibase ID:
avibase-E20A5C1D

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/E20A5C1D

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 174960

English:
Olive Ibis
Catalan:
Ibis olivaci
Czech:
ibis menší
Danish:
Olivenibis
German:
Guineaibis
Spanish:
Ibis Olivacea
Finnish:
oliivi-iibis
French:
Ibis olive
Hungarian:
olajfényű íbisz
Italian:
Ibis olivaceo
Japanese (romaji):
oriabutoki
Japanese:
オリアブトキ
Lithuanian:
Alyvinis ibis
Dutch:
Olijfgroene Ibis
Norwegian:
Olivenibis
Polish:
ibis oliwkowy
Portuguese:
Íbis-oliva
Russian:
Зелёный ибис
Slovak:
hadada olivová
Swedish:
Olivibis
Ukrainian:
Ібіс зелений
Chinese:
橄榄绿鹮
Chinese (Traditional):
橄綠鹮

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Olive Ibis ( Bostrychia olivacea) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Olive Ibis ( Bostrychia olivacea) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Olive Ibis ( Bostrychia olivacea) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Olive Ibis ( Bostrychia olivacea) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Olive Ibis ( Bostrychia olivacea) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Olive Ibis ( Bostrychia olivacea) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Olive Ibis ( Bostrychia olivacea) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Olive Ibis ( Bostrychia olivacea) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Olive Ibis ( Bostrychia olivacea) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Olive Ibis ( Bostrychia olivacea) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Olive Ibis ( Bostrychia olivacea) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00: African Olive Ibis ( Bostrychia olivacea) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01: African Olive Ibis ( Bostrychia olivacea) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02: African Olive Ibis ( Bostrychia olivacea) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03: African Olive Ibis ( Bostrychia olivacea) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04: African Olive Ibis ( Bostrychia olivacea) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): African Olive Ibis ( Bostrychia olivacea) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): African Olive Ibis ( Bostrychia olivacea) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): African Olive Ibis ( Bostrychia olivacea) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): African Olive Ibis ( Bostrychia olivacea) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52: Olive Ibis (Olive) ( Bostrychia olivacea [olivacea Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53: Olive Ibis (Olive) ( Bostrychia olivacea [olivacea Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54: Olive Ibis (Olive) ( Bostrychia olivacea [olivacea Group]) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Olive Ibis ( Bostrychia olivacea) [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Bostrychia [olivacea or bocagei] (sensu lato) by some authors

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