Bostrychia

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Bostrychia is a genus of ibises, medium-sized wading birds native mainly to sub-Saharan Africa, known for their curved bills and association with wetlands and forested habitats.

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Label Occurrences
Bostrychia canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf genus ⓘ
species ⓘ
taxon ⓘ
associatedWith freshwater wetlands ⓘ
characteristic curved bills ⓘ
medium-sized wading birds ⓘ
class Aves ⓘ
commonName Hadada ibis ⓘ
Olive ibis ⓘ
Sao Tome ibis ⓘ
Spot-breasted ibis ⓘ
Wattled ibis ⓘ
ibises ⓘ
describedAs genus of ibises ⓘ
diet invertebrates ⓘ
small vertebrates ⓘ
distribution Africa ⓘ
ecologicalRole wading bird ⓘ
wetland bird ⓘ
family Threskiornithidae ⓘ
feedingBehavior probing in soft mud ⓘ
habitat forested habitats ⓘ
marshes ⓘ
riverine forests ⓘ
swamps ⓘ
wetlands ⓘ
hasSpecies Bostrychia bocagei ⓘ
linked to: Bostrychia rara

Bostrychia carunculata ⓘ
Bostrychia hagedash ⓘ
Bostrychia olivacea ⓘ
Bostrychia rara ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
morphology long decurved bill ⓘ
relatively long legs ⓘ
nativeTo sub-Saharan Africa ⓘ
linked to: Sub-Saharan Africa
notableSpecies Bostrychia carunculata ⓘ
Bostrychia hagedash ⓘ
order Pelecaniformes ⓘ
parentTaxon Threskiornithidae ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
range primarily tropical Africa ⓘ
reproduction nests in trees or dense vegetation ⓘ
taxonRank genus ⓘ

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Threskiornithidae → containsGenus → Bostrychia ⓘ