Madagascar Ibis
Lophotibis cristata(Boddaert, P, 1783)
English (US) Madagascar Ibis
The Madagascar Ibis (Lophotibis cristata) 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
- Lophotibis cristata
- Order
- Pelecaniformes
- IUCN Red List
- Vulnerable
- English (US)
- Madagascar Ibis
- Described by
- (Boddaert, P, 1783)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Lophotibis cristata cristata
- Lophotibis cristata urschi
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Tantalus cristatus
- Described by
- (Boddaert, P, 1783)
- Type locality
- Madagascar.
- Original description
- Table des planches enluminéez d'histoire naturelle de M. D'Aubenton p.51
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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