The hadada ibis is found widely in Sub-Saharan Africa. The only place I saw them, however, was on the grounds of the Sarova Shaba Lodge in Shaba National Reserve in northern Kenya, making their loud "haa-haa-haa" call.
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Hadada Ibis in Shaba NR in northern Kenya. |
It is mostly brown and gray with a red stripe on the upper mandible, red on the upper surfaces of the toes, a white horizontal stripe on the cheek, plumage with an iridescent green/bronze/purple sheen over its wings, blackish legs and a black to gray bill.
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My first impression on seeing this ibis was that it was iridescent green. That color kind of dominates. |
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This front view shows the limited scope of the red on the upper mandible. |
That's a beak designed for sipping Coke out of a bottle.
ReplyDeleteThat green splotch is quite interesting on another wise plain-ish bird.
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