Bostrychia carunculata
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The wattled ibis (Bostrychia carunculata) is a species of bird in the family Threskiornithidae. It is endemic to the Ethiopian Highlands and is found only in Ethiopia and Eritrea. The Wattled ibis is a medium-sized, dark brown, crested bird, distinguished by the combination of its dark color, its creast and its extensive white wing-patch. It has a relatively short bill, a fairly long tail and a thin wattle hanging from its throat. The basic color of the adult is dark brown. The brown face is feathered with a dusky red bill. The eye is red and surrounded by a white ring. Plumage is glossed dull green; the waddle is small and red, about 20 mm long. Body length is about 65–75 cm.
They may occur all over Ethiopian highlands at altitudes ranging from 1500 m to the highest moorlands at 4100 m. It has also been recorded on the coast of Eritrea. It prefers meadows and highland river courses. It is often found in rocky places and cliffs (where it roosts and breeds), but also in open country, cultivated land, city parks and olive tree (Olea africana) and juniper (Juniperus procera) mixed forests. It has also become well adapted to anthropic landscapes... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bale Mountains National Park | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Addis Ababa | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia |
Very likely
About 80% of wildlife watchers report a Wattled Ibis sighting in Bale Mountains National Park on a given day, based on 223 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 3rd most-seen of the 117 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
November and December
In those months about 90% of wildlife watchers report a Wattled Ibis in Bale Mountains National Park on a given day, against about 50% in February, the lowest month. Those are among Bale Mountains National Park's driest months, with about 65 mm of rain a month against 230 mm in April. March and September have too few records to rate.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Wattled Ibis sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Bale Mountains National Park, in our data
Bale Mountains National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Wattled Ibis sightings: about 80% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Wattled Ibis is recorded against all the birds logged in Bale Mountains National Park (223 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
