Animalia > Chordata > Aves > Pelecaniformes > Threskiornithidae > Threskiornis > Threskiornis solitarius

Threskiornis solitarius (Reunion Ibis)

Synonyms: Apterornis solitarius; Borbonibis latipes; Raphus solitarius

Wikipedia Abstract

The Réunion ibis or Réunion sacred ibis (Threskiornis solitarius) is an extinct species of ibis that was endemic to the volcanic island of Réunion in the Indian Ocean. The first subfossil remains were found in 1974, and the ibis was first scientifically described in 1987. Its closest relatives are the Malagasy sacred ibis, the African sacred ibis, and the straw-necked ibis.
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Endangered Species

Status: Extinct
View IUCN Record: Threskiornis solitarius

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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0