African Sacred Ibis

Q: What are the chances of seeing an African Sacred Ibis in Bangkok?

Rare. Under 5% of wildlife watchers report an African Sacred Ibis sighting in Bangkok on a given day, based on 33 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 214th most-seen of the 277 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, if each day is a fresh chance.

Q: When is the best time to see an African Sacred Ibis in Bangkok?

Any time of year. In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report an African Sacred Ibis in Bangkok on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.

Q: What time of day is best to see an African Sacred Ibis?

Between 8 and 11 am. Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most African Sacred Ibis sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Q: Is Bangkok the best place to see an African Sacred Ibis?

23rd of 24. Of the 24 cities where we can rate African Sacred Ibis sightings, Bangkok ranks 23rd at under 5%. The best odds are in Cape Town (South Africa, about 50%), Dar es-Salaam (Tanzania, about 50%) and Mombasa (Kenya, about 50%).

Q: Where does the African Sacred Ibis sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records. It is estimated from how often the African Sacred Ibis is recorded against all the birds logged in Bangkok (33 verified sightings), 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.

Threskiornis aethiopicus

Silhouette: Steven Traver · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPelecaniformes (Pelicans, Herons, Ibises, and Allies)
FamilyThreskiornithidae (Ibises and Spoonbills)
GenusThreskiornis (Sacred Ibises and Allies)
SpeciesThreskiornis aethiopicus (African Sacred Ibis)

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

at Bangkok

In 3 days <5%

33 Verified sightings at Bangkok

16,294 In all 47 parks From 2019 to 2026

May Best month

☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the African Sacred Ibis

The African sacred ibis (Threskiornis aethiopicus) is a species of ibis, a wading bird of the family Threskiornithidae. It is native to much of Africa, as well as small parts of Iraq, Iran and Kuwait. It is especially known for its role in Ancient Egyptian religion, where it was linked to the god Thoth. The species is currently extirpated from Egypt.

It is very closely related to the black-headed ibis and the Australian white ibis, with which it forms a superspecies complex, so much so that the three species are considered conspecific by some ornithologists. In mixed flocks these ibises often hybridise. The Australian white ibis is often called the sacred ibis colloquially.

Although known to the ancient civilisations of Greece, Rome and especially Africa, ibises were unfamiliar to western Europeans from the fall of Rome until the 19th century, and mentions of this bird in the ancient works of these civilisations were supposed to describe some type of curlew or other bird, and were thus translated as such. In 1758, Linnaeus was convinced that the ancient authors were describing a cattle egret (Bubulcus ibis), which he thus described as Ardea ibis. Following the work of... Wikipedia →

Sounds

Begging call0:20

South Africa · 2016

Call0:06

Ethiopia · 2015

Call0:10

South Africa · 2024

Global Distribution

Where it is recorded most Our parks where it lives Our cities where it livesIn captivity: 104 zoos & centres

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	~70%
2	West Coast National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	~70%
3	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	~70%
4	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	~50%
5	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~50%
6	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	~50%
7	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	~50%
8	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	~50%
9	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	~50%
10	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	~50%
11	De Hoop Nature Reserve	🇿🇦 South Africa	~50%
12	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~40%
13	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	~40%
14	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	~40%
15	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	~40%
16	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	~40%
17	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	~30%
18	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	~30%
19	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	~30%
20	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	~30%
21	Awash National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	~30%
22	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	~30%
23	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	~20%
24	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	~20%
25	Semuliki National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	~20%
26	Bale Mountains National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	~20%
27	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	~20%
28	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~20%
29	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	~20%
30	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	~20%
31	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~10%
32	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	~10%
33	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~10%
34	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	~10%
35	Golden Gate Highlands National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	~10%
36	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	~10%
37	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	~10%
38	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	~10%
39	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	~10%
40	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	~10%
41	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	~10%
42	uMkhuze Game Reserve	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
43	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
44	Camargue	🇫🇷 France	<5%
45	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
46	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
47	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	<5%

Cities Where Found

#	City	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Cape Town	🇿🇦 South Africa	~50%
2	Dar es-Salaam	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~50%
3	Mombasa	🇰🇪 Kenya	~50%
4	Kigali	🇷🇼 Rwanda	~40%
5	Nairobi	🇰🇪 Kenya	~40%
6	Pretoria	🇿🇦 South Africa	~30%
7	Addis Ababa	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	~30%
8	Johannesburg	🇿🇦 South Africa	~30%
9	Harare	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	~20%
10	Serrekunda	🇬🇲 Gambia	~20%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	ZooParc de Beauval	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
2	Aquarium of Genoa	🇮🇹 Italy	In captivity
3	Barcelona Zoo	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
4	Parc Phœnix	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
5	Réserve africaine de Sigean	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
6	Parc des oiseaux	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
7	Zoo de Maubeuge	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
8	Vinpearl Safari	🇻🇳 Vietnam	In captivity
9	San Diego Zoo Safari Park	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
10	Al Ain Zoo	🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates	In captivity
11	Safaripark Beekse Bergen	🇳🇱 Netherlands	In captivity
12	Toronto Zoo	🇨🇦 Canada	In captivity
13	Safari West	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
14	Columbus Zoo and Aquarium	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
15	Badoca Safari Park	🇵🇹 Portugal	In captivity
16	Ramat Gan Safari	🇮🇱 Israel	In captivity
17	Planète Sauvage	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
18	Curitiba Zoo	🇧🇷 Brazil	In captivity
19	Shenzhen Safari Park	🇨🇳 China	In captivity
20	Johannesburg Zoo	🇿🇦 South Africa	In captivity
21	Oakland Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
22	National Zoological Garden of South Africa	🇿🇦 South Africa	In captivity
23	Cape May County Park & Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
24	Silesian Zoological Garden	🇵🇱 Poland	In captivity
25	Selwo Aventura	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
26	Leofoo Village Theme Park	🇹🇼 Taiwan	In captivity
27	Granby Zoo	🇨🇦 Canada	In captivity
28	Kyiv Zoo	🇺🇦 Ukraine	In captivity
29	Saint Louis Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
30	Fonghuanggu Bird and Ecology Park	🇹🇼 Taiwan	In captivity
31	Caldwell Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
32	Dierenpark Hoenderdaell	🇳🇱 Netherlands	In captivity
33	Terra Natura Benidorm	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
34	Woodland Park Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
35	Louisiana Purchase Gardens and Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
36	San Francisco Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
37	Temaikén	🇦🇷 Argentina	In captivity
38	Lisbon Zoo	🇵🇹 Portugal	In captivity
39	Metro Richmond Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
40	Montgomery Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
41	Neo Park Okinawa	🇯🇵 Japan	In captivity
42	Zoo Aquarium de Madrid	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
43	Monte Selvagem	🇵🇹 Portugal	In captivity
44	GaiaZOO	🇳🇱 Netherlands	In captivity
45	Cameron Park Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
46	Emirates Park Zoo	🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates	In captivity
47	Honolulu Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
48	Łódź Zoo	🇵🇱 Poland	In captivity
49	Zoomarine	🇵🇹 Portugal	In captivity
50	London Zoo	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	In captivity

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Closest Relatives at Bangkok

Threskiornis melanocephalus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Plegadis falcinellus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Egretta garzetta

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Butorides striata

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Ardea alba

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Egretta intermedia

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Ardeola speciosa

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Ardeola bacchus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Ardea modesta

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Nycticorax nycticorax

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Ardea purpurea

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Ardea cinerea

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

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Before you go

What are the chances of seeing an African Sacred Ibis in Bangkok?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report an African Sacred Ibis sighting in Bangkok on a given day, based on 33 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 214th most-seen of the 277 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see an African Sacred Ibis in Bangkok?

Any time of year

In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report an African Sacred Ibis in Bangkok on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.

What time of day is best to see an African Sacred Ibis?

Between 8 and 11 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most African Sacred Ibis sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Bangkok the best place to see an African Sacred Ibis?

23rd of 24

Of the 24 cities where we can rate African Sacred Ibis sightings, Bangkok ranks 23rd at under 5%. The best odds are in Cape Town (South Africa, about 50%), Dar es-Salaam (Tanzania, about 50%) and Mombasa (Kenya, about 50%).

Where does the African Sacred Ibis sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the African Sacred Ibis is recorded against all the birds logged in Bangkok (33 verified sightings), 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.

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African Sacred Ibis

About the African Sacred Ibis

Sounds

Recent sightings of African Sacred Ibis in Bangkok

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

Cities Where Found

Zoos & Centres Where Found

Closest Relatives at Bangkok

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intermediate egret

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Ardea modesta

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Purple Heron

Grey Heron

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing an African Sacred Ibis in Bangkok?

When is the best time to see an African Sacred Ibis in Bangkok?

What time of day is best to see an African Sacred Ibis?

Is Bangkok the best place to see an African Sacred Ibis?

Where does the African Sacred Ibis sighting chance come from?