Animalia > Chordata > Aves > Pelecaniformes > Threskiornithidae > Lophotibis > Lophotibis cristataLophotibis cristata (Madagascar Ibis)Synonyms: Tantalus cristatus (homotypic) The Madagascan ibis (Lophotibis cristata), also known as the Madagascar crested ibis, white-winged ibis or crested wood ibis, is a medium-sized (approximately 50 cm long), brown-plumaged ibis. It has bare red orbital skin, yellow bill, red legs, white wings and its head is partially bare with a dense crest of green or gloss blue and white plumes on the nape. The Madagascan ibis is the only member of the genus Lophotibis. Due to ongoing habitat loss, limited range and overhunting in some areas, it is evaluated as near threatened on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. |
Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) Unique (100) Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) Unique & Vulnerable (100) ED Score: 18.3072 EDGE Score: 3.65363 |
Diet [1] | Carnivore (Invertebrates), Carnivore (Vertebrates) | Diet - Ectothermic [1] | 20 % | Diet - Invertibrates [1] | 80 % | Forages - Ground [1] | 100 % | | Clutch Size [2] | 3 | Snout to Vent Length [3] | 20 inches (50 cm) |
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Location |
IBA Criteria |
Website |
Climate |
Land Use |
Ambatovaky Special Reserve |
Madagascar |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Analamera Special Reserve |
Madagascar |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Andavakoera-Andrafiamena-Ambohiparaka |
Madagascar |
A1, A3 |
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Andohahela National Park: Parcel I |
Madagascar |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Andringitra National Park |
Madagascar |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Anjanaharibe Sud Special Reserve |
Madagascar |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Anjozorobe SAPM |
Madagascar |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Ankarafantsika National Park and Ampijoroa Forestry Station |
Madagascar |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Ankarana Special Reserve |
Madagascar |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Baly Bay National Park |
Madagascar |
A1, A2, A3, A4i |
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Bemaraha Tsingy National Park and Strict Nature Reserve |
Madagascar |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Bemarivo Special Reserve |
Madagascar |
A2, A3 |
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Betampona Strict Nature Reserve |
Madagascar |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Bezavona Classified Forest |
Madagascar |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Cape Saint André Forest and Wetlands |
Madagascar |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Isalo National Park |
Madagascar |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Manambolomaty wetland complex and Tsimembo Classified Forest |
Madagascar |
A1, A2, A3, A4i |
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Mananara-North National Park |
Madagascar |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Mangerivola Special Reserve |
Madagascar |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Mangoky: Ankazoabo Forest SAPM |
Madagascar |
A2, A3 |
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Manongarivo Special Reserve |
Madagascar |
A2, A3 |
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Mantadia National Park and Analamazaotra Special Reserve |
Madagascar |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Marojejy National Park |
Madagascar |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Marotandrano Special Reserve |
Madagascar |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Masoala National Park |
Madagascar |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Menabe: Andranomena |
Madagascar |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Midongy South National Park |
Madagascar |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Mikea Forest |
Madagascar |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Montagne d'Ambre National Park and Special Reserve |
Madagascar |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Namoroka National Park |
Madagascar |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Ranomafana National Park |
Madagascar |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Sahamalaza Bay wetlands SAPM |
Madagascar |
A1, A3, A4i |
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Tsaratanana Strict Nature Reserve and adjacent areas |
Madagascar |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Vondrozo Classified Forest and surrounding areas |
Madagascar |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Zahamena National Park |
Madagascar |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Zombitse-Vohibasia National Park |
Madagascar |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Attributes / relations provided by ♦ 1Hamish Wilman, Jonathan Belmaker, Jennifer Simpson, Carolina de la Rosa, Marcelo M. Rivadeneira, and Walter Jetz. 2014. EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95:2027 ♦ 2Jetz W, Sekercioglu CH, Böhning-Gaese K (2008) The Worldwide Variation in Avian Clutch Size across Species and Space PLoS Biol 6(12): e303. doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.0060303 ♦ 3Nathan P. Myhrvold, Elita Baldridge, Benjamin Chan, Dhileep Sivam, Daniel L. Freeman, and S. K. Morgan Ernest. 2015. An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96:3109 Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database |
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
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