African Sacred Ibis vs Straw-necked Ibis

Threskiornis aethiopicus compared with Threskiornis spinicollis

Key Differences

• African Sacred Ibis is Not Evaluated while Straw-necked Ibis is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Sacred Ibis	Straw-necked Ibis
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order same	Pelecaniformes (Pelecaniformes)	Pelecaniformes (Pelecaniformes)
Family same	Threskiornithidae	Threskiornithidae
Genus same	Threskiornis	Threskiornis
Species	Threskiornis aethiopicus	Threskiornis spinicollis

Evolutionary Relationship

African Sacred Ibis and Straw-necked Ibis share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Threskiornis.

Conservation Status

African Sacred Ibis

NE — Not Evaluated

Straw-necked Ibis

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Sacred Ibis	Straw-necked Ibis
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African Sacred Ibis

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found across Asia (Israel) and Europe (14 countries).

Straw-necked Ibis

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, Norway, and United Kingdom.

African Sacred Ibis

African Sacred Ibis (Threskiornis aethiopicus) is classified as Not Evaluated (NE) on the IUCN Red List. Not yet evaluated against IUCN Red List criteria. Conservation status remains to be determined.

Straw-necked Ibis

Straw-necked Ibis (Threskiornis spinicollis) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇫🇷 France 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇳🇴 Norway 🇬🇧 United Kingdom