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Hadada Ibis

Bostrychia hagedash

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Primary Traits

FamilyThreskiornithidae
OrderPelecaniformes
RealmAfrotropical
HabitatGrassland
DietInvertebrate
FlightFlies
Average mass

1,252.5 g

Elevation

0 m - 500 m

Data points

49

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Identity and Taxonomy

Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.

Scientific name

Bostrychia hagedash

English name

Hadada Ibis

Order

Pelecaniformes

Family

Threskiornithidae

Genus

Bostrychia

Species

hagedash

Data source

HBW1, BOTW, D07

Record section

Conservation and Range

Threat status and geographic distribution signals.

Conservation status

Least Concern

Range restricted

No

Island endemic

No

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropical

Latitudinal zone

Tropical-Temperate

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Measurements

Mass and elevation values from the stored record.

Minimum female mass

No data

Maximum female mass

No data

Minimum male mass

No data

Maximum male mass

No data

Minimum unsexed mass

993 g

Maximum unsexed mass

1,512 g

Average mass

1,252.5 g

Minimum elevation

No data

Typical lower elevation

0 m

Typical upper elevation

500 m

Maximum elevation

No data

Elevation range

500 m

Typical elevation

250 m

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Ecology

Habitat, diet, and specialization profile.

Primary habitat

Grassland

Habitat breadth

8

Primary diet

Invertebrate

Diet breadth

2

Diet specialization index

0.8

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Behavior and Reproduction

Breeding, nesting, incubation, and social traits.

Social behavior

Social, Solitary

Mating system

No data

Cooperative breeding

No data

Nest type

Platform

Nest substrate

Tree

Minimum broods per year

No data

Maximum broods per year

No data

Minimum clutch size

2

Maximum clutch size

3

Incubating sex

No data

Minimum incubation period

25 d

Maximum incubation period

28 d

Minimum fledging period

49 d

Maximum fledging period

No data

Nest parasitism

No data

Average clutch size

2.5

Average fledging period

49 d

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Mobility and Flight

Flight ability and movement pattern.

Flight status

Flies

Mobility patterns

Irregular/Nomadic, Sedentary