Hadada ibis: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the hadada ibis lives – recorded in 24 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Bostrychia hagedash
Group	Herons, storks, cranes & flamingos
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	24 countries
Continents	Africa, Asia, Europe
Mass	62 g (birth weight)
Class	Bird
Order	Pelecaniformes
Family	Threskiornithidae

Where does the hadada ibis live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the hadada ibis in 24 countries and territories across Africa, Asia and Europe. Wikidata gives its range as: Africa.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

How big is a hadada ibis?

Wikidata records the following for the hadada ibis: mass 62 g (birth weight).

Is the hadada ibis endangered?

The hadada ibis’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the hadada ibis?

The hadada ibis (Bostrychia hagedash) is a bird in the order Pelecaniformes and the family Threskiornithidae, genus Bostrychia. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the hadada ibis

The hadada ibis (Bostrychia hagedash) or hadeda () is an ibis native to Sub-Saharan Africa. It is named for its loud three to four note calls uttered in flight especially in the mornings and evenings when they fly out or return to their roost trees. Although not as dependent on water as some ibises, they are found near wetlands and often live in close proximity to humans, foraging in cultivated land and gardens. A medium-sized ibis with stout legs and a typical down-curved bill, the wing coverts are iridescent with a green or purple sheen. They are non-migratory but are known to make nomadic movements in response to rain particularly during droughts. Their ranges in southern Africa have increased with an increase in tree cover and irrigation in human-altered habitats.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Hadada ibis (revision 1381242031), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q301777 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).