Olive Ibis
Bostrychia olivacea(Du Bus de Gisignies, B-AL, 1838)
English (US) Olive Ibis
The Olive Ibis (Bostrychia olivacea) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Threskiornithidae (Ibises and Spoonbills) in the order Pelecaniformes.
- Scientific name
- Bostrychia olivacea
- Order
- Pelecaniformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Olive Ibis
- Described by
- (Du Bus de Gisignies, B-AL, 1838)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Bostrychia olivacea olivacea
- Bostrychia olivacea cupreipennis
- Bostrychia olivacea rothschildi
- Bostrychia olivacea akeleyorum
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Ibis olivacea
- Described by
- (Du Bus de Gisignies, B-AL, 1838)
- Type locality
- Upper Guinea, accepted as type locality by Chapin, loc. cit.
- Original description
- Bulletins de l'Académie Royale des Sciences et Belles-Lettres de Bruxelles 4(1837) p.105,pl.
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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