Where does the Sacred Ibis live?
Threskiornis aethiopicus has 440,500 records in 85 countries and territories, from 1848 to 2026. Most records come from South Africa.
- 440,500 records
- 85 places
- 112 years recorded
- Aves class
AnimaliaChordataAvesPelecaniformesThreskiornithidaeThreskiornis
When it is recorded
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Peak month: January. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 263,941 | |
| Taiwan | 47,548 | |
| Kenya | 34,602 | |
| Italy | 19,814 | |
| Tanzania | 9,550 | |
| Botswana | 7,529 | |
| France | 6,951 | |
| Zimbabwe | 6,707 | |
| Uganda | 6,598 | |
| Ethiopia | 5,990 | |
| United Arab Emirates | 4,873 | |
| Zambia | 4,131 | |
| Namibia | 3,299 | |
| Rwanda | 3,260 | |
| Gambia | 2,395 | |
| Mozambique | 1,785 | |
| Senegal | 1,691 | |
| Belgium | 1,487 | |
| Spain | 1,427 | |
| Eswatini | 877 | |
| Netherlands | 702 | |
| Germany | 501 | |
| Malawi | 456 | |
| Oman | 417 | |
| Lesotho | 383 | |
| Djibouti | 312 | |
| Guinea-Bissau | 250 | |
| DR Congo | 243 | |
| Thailand | 233 | |
| Angola | 196 | |
| Slovenia | 189 | |
| Chad | 189 | |
| Cameroon | 165 | |
| Somalia | 142 | |
| Israel | 141 | |
| Sudan | 134 | |
| South Sudan | 130 | |
| Denmark | 119 | |
| Sweden | 85 | |
| Portugal | 83 |
Showing the top 40 of 85 places.
Related animals
Others in the family Threskiornithidae.
White Ibis
2,334,363 records
Glossy Ibis
1,477,087 records
Eurasian Spoonbill
1,321,815 records
Australian Ibis
998,796 records
White-faced Ibis
887,671 records
Roseate Spoonbill
797,128 records
Hadada Ibis
656,325 records
Royal Spoonbill
345,066 records
Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.