Olive ibis
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The olive ibis (Bostrychia olivacea) is a species of ibis native to dense tropical forests in central Africa. Between 65 and 75 cm in length, it is a small ibis with olive plumage displaying an iridescent sheen. Four subspecies are recognized.
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Olive ibis | |
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Immature B. o. akleyorum at Mt Kenya – it lacks the long crest found in adults | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Pelecaniformes |
Family: | Threskiornithidae |
Genus: | Bostrychia |
Species: | B. olivacea |
Binomial name | |
Bostrychia olivacea (Du Bus de Gisignies, 1838) | |
Current extant resident distribution according to the IUCN (2012) |
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