Threskiornis (Sacred Ibises and Allies)

Species in this group

LC

Threskiornis melanocephalus

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

LC

Threskiornis aethiopicus

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

LC

Threskiornis spinicollis

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Threskiornis molucca

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~40%

Jan

~40%

Feb

~40%

Mar

~40%

Apr

~40%

May

~40%

Jun

~40%

Jul

~40%

Aug

~40%

Sep

~40%

Oct

~40%

Nov

~40%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Sacred Ibises and Allies

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities In captivity: 165 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Keoladeo National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	~70%
	Black-headed Ibis			~70%
2	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 4	~70%
	African Sacred Ibis			~70%
3	West Coast National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 4	~70%
	African Sacred Ibis			~70%
4	Kakadu National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 4	~70%
	Straw-necked Ibis			~50%
	Australian White Ibis			~40%
5	Yala National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 4	~70%
	Black-headed Ibis			~70%
6	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1 of 4	~70%
	African Sacred Ibis			~70%
7	Kaziranga National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	~60%
	Black-headed Ibis			~60%
8	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 4	~50%
	African Sacred Ibis			~50%
9	Wilpattu National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 4	~50%
	Black-headed Ibis			~50%
10	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 4	~50%
	African Sacred Ibis			~50%
11	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 4	~50%
	African Sacred Ibis			~50%
12	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1 of 4	~50%
	African Sacred Ibis			~50%
13	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 4	~50%
	Australian White Ibis			~40%
	Straw-necked Ibis			~10%
14	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 4	~50%
	African Sacred Ibis			~50%
15	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	1 of 4	~50%
	African Sacred Ibis			~50%
16	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	1 of 4	~50%
	African Sacred Ibis			~50%
17	De Hoop Nature Reserve	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 4	~50%
	African Sacred Ibis			~50%
18	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 4	~40%
	African Sacred Ibis			~40%
19	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	1 of 4	~40%
	African Sacred Ibis			~40%
20	Minneriya National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 4	~40%
	Black-headed Ibis			~40%
21	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 4	~40%
	African Sacred Ibis			~40%
22	Litchfield National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 4	~40%
	Straw-necked Ibis			~30%
	Australian White Ibis			~10%
23	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1 of 4	~40%
	African Sacred Ibis			~40%
24	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 4	~40%
	African Sacred Ibis			~40%
25	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	1 of 4	~30%
	African Sacred Ibis			~30%
26	Ranthambore National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	~30%
	Black-headed Ibis			~30%
27	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 4	~30%
	African Sacred Ibis			~30%
28	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 4	~30%
	African Sacred Ibis			~30%
29	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 4	~30%
	African Sacred Ibis			~30%
30	Udawalawe National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 4	~30%
	Black-headed Ibis			~30%
31	Nagarhole National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	~30%
	Black-headed Ibis			~30%
32	Awash National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	1 of 4	~30%
	African Sacred Ibis			~30%
33	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1 of 4	~30%
	African Sacred Ibis			~30%
34	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1 of 4	~20%
	African Sacred Ibis			~20%
35	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 4	~20%
	African Sacred Ibis			~20%
36	Hattah-Kulkyne National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 4	~20%
	Australian White Ibis			~20%
	Straw-necked Ibis			<5%
37	Wilsons Promontory National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 4	~20%
	Australian White Ibis			~20%
	Straw-necked Ibis			<5%
38	Semuliki National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 4	~20%
	African Sacred Ibis			~20%
39	Gir National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	~20%
	Black-headed Ibis			~20%
40	Bale Mountains National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	1 of 4	~20%
	African Sacred Ibis			~20%
41	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 4	~20%
	African Sacred Ibis			~20%
42	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 4	~20%
	African Sacred Ibis			~20%
43	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 4	~20%
	Australian White Ibis			~20%
	Straw-necked Ibis			<5%
44	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1 of 4	~20%
	African Sacred Ibis			~20%
45	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	1 of 4	~20%
	African Sacred Ibis			~20%
46	Bandipur National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	~10%
	Black-headed Ibis			~10%
47	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 4	~10%
	African Sacred Ibis			~10%
48	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	1 of 4	~10%
	African Sacred Ibis			~10%
49	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 4	~10%
	African Sacred Ibis			~10%
50	Noosa National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 4	~10%
	Australian White Ibis			~10%
51	Nitmiluk National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 4	~10%
	Straw-necked Ibis			~10%
52	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 4	~10%
	African Sacred Ibis			~10%
53	Grampians National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 4	~10%
	Straw-necked Ibis			~10%
	Australian White Ibis			<5%
54	Golden Gate Highlands National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 4	~10%
	African Sacred Ibis			~10%
55	Satpura National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	~10%
	Black-headed Ibis			~10%
56	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 4	~10%
	African Sacred Ibis			~10%
57	Springbrook National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 4	~10%
	Australian White Ibis			~10%
	Straw-necked Ibis			<5%
58	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 4	~10%
	African Sacred Ibis			~10%
59	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 4	~10%
	African Sacred Ibis			~10%
60	Mudumalai National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	~10%
	Black-headed Ibis			~10%
61	Flinders Chase	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 4	~10%
	Australian White Ibis			~10%
62	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 4	~10%
	African Sacred Ibis			~10%
63	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 4	~10%
	African Sacred Ibis			~10%
64	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 4	~10%
	African Sacred Ibis			~10%
65	Great Otway National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 4	<5%
	Straw-necked Ibis			<5%
	Australian White Ibis			<5%
66	uMkhuze Game Reserve	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 4	<5%
	African Sacred Ibis			<5%
67	Blue Mountains National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 4	<5%
	Australian White Ibis			<5%
	Straw-necked Ibis			<5%
68	Sundarbans National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	<5%
	Black-headed Ibis			<5%
69	Booderee National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 4	<5%
	Australian White Ibis			<5%
70	Periyar National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	<5%
	Black-headed Ibis			<5%
71	Lamington National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 4	<5%
	Straw-necked Ibis			<5%
	Australian White Ibis			<5%
72	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 4	<5%
	African Sacred Ibis			<5%
73	Camargue	🇫🇷 France	1 of 4	<5%
	African Sacred Ibis			<5%
74	Bandhavgarh National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	<5%
	Black-headed Ibis			<5%
75	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 4	<5%
	African Sacred Ibis			<5%
76	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 4	<5%
	African Sacred Ibis			<5%
77	Chitwan National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	1 of 4	<5%
	Black-headed Ibis			<5%
78	Sinharaja Forest Reserve	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 4	<5%
	Black-headed Ibis			<5%
79	Raja Ampat	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 4	<5%
	Australian White Ibis			<5%
80	Kanha National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	<5%
	Black-headed Ibis			<5%
81	Manas National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	<5%
	Black-headed Ibis			<5%
82	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	1 of 4	<5%
	African Sacred Ibis			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Brisbane	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 4	~80%
	Australian White Ibis			~70%
	Straw-necked Ibis			~10%
2	Perth	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 4	~70%
	Australian White Ibis			~70%
	Straw-necked Ibis			~20%
3	Sydney	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 4	~70%
	Australian White Ibis			~70%
	Straw-necked Ibis			<5%
4	Cape Town	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 4	~50%
	African Sacred Ibis			~50%
5	Dar es-Salaam	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 4	~50%
	African Sacred Ibis			~50%
6	Mombasa	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 4	~50%
	African Sacred Ibis			~50%
7	Melbourne	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 4	~40%
	Australian White Ibis			~40%
	Straw-necked Ibis			~10%
8	Mysuru	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	~40%
	Black-headed Ibis			~40%
9	Kigali	🇷🇼 Rwanda	1 of 4	~40%
	African Sacred Ibis			~40%
10	Rajkot	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	~40%
	Black-headed Ibis			~40%
11	Nairobi	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 4	~40%
	African Sacred Ibis			~40%
12	Ponnani	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	~40%
	Black-headed Ibis			~40%
13	Kota	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	~40%
	Black-headed Ibis			~40%
14	Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte]	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 4	~40%
	Black-headed Ibis			~40%
15	Kochi	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	~40%
	Black-headed Ibis			~40%
16	Thiruvananthapuram	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	~30%
	Black-headed Ibis			~30%
17	Pretoria	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 4	~30%
	African Sacred Ibis			~30%
18	Addis Ababa	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	1 of 4	~30%
	African Sacred Ibis			~30%
19	Johannesburg	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 4	~30%
	African Sacred Ibis			~30%
20	Coimbatore	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	~30%
	Black-headed Ibis			~30%
21	Vadodara	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	~30%
	Black-headed Ibis			~30%
22	Kozhikode	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	~30%
	Black-headed Ibis			~30%
23	Thrissur	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	~30%
	Black-headed Ibis			~30%
24	Bengaluru	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	~30%
	Black-headed Ibis			~30%
25	Surat	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	~20%
	Black-headed Ibis			~20%
26	Harare	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1 of 4	~20%
	African Sacred Ibis			~20%
27	Chennai	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	~20%
	Black-headed Ibis			~20%
28	Serrekunda	🇬🇲 Gambia	1 of 4	~20%
	African Sacred Ibis			~20%
29	Durban	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 4	~20%
	African Sacred Ibis			~20%
30	Kollam	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	~20%
	Black-headed Ibis			~20%
31	Dakar	🇸🇳 Senegal	1 of 4	~20%
	African Sacred Ibis			~20%
32	Zanzibar City	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 4	~20%
	African Sacred Ibis			~20%
33	Jodhpur	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	~20%
	Black-headed Ibis			~20%
34	Hyderabad	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	~20%
	Black-headed Ibis			~20%
35	Vasai-Virar	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	~20%
	Black-headed Ibis			~20%
36	Madurai	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	~20%
	Black-headed Ibis			~20%
37	Agra	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	~20%
	Black-headed Ibis			~20%
38	Milan	🇮🇹 Italy	1 of 4	~20%
	African Sacred Ibis			~20%
39	Mumbai	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	~20%
	Black-headed Ibis			~20%
40	Vijayawada	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	~20%
	Black-headed Ibis			~20%
41	Maputo	🇲🇿 Mozambique	1 of 4	~10%
	African Sacred Ibis			~10%
42	Ho Chi Minh City	🇻🇳 Vietnam	1 of 4	~10%
	Black-headed Ibis			~10%
43	Kalyan-Dombivli	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	~10%
	Black-headed Ibis			~10%
44	Indore	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	~10%
	Black-headed Ibis			~10%
45	Ahmedabad	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	~10%
	Black-headed Ibis			~10%
46	Aligarh	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	~10%
	Black-headed Ibis			~10%
47	Colachel	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	~10%
	Black-headed Ibis			~10%
48	Solapur	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	~10%
	Black-headed Ibis			~10%
49	Luanda	🇦🇴 Angola	1 of 4	~10%
	African Sacred Ibis			~10%
50	Puducherry	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	~10%
	Black-headed Ibis			~10%
51	Kanpur	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	~10%
	Black-headed Ibis			~10%
52	Visakhapatnam	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	~10%
	Black-headed Ibis			~10%
53	Tiruppur	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	~10%
	Black-headed Ibis			~10%
54	Tiruchirappalli	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	~10%
	Black-headed Ibis			~10%
55	Durg	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	~10%
	Black-headed Ibis			~10%
56	New Delhi	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	~10%
	Black-headed Ibis			~10%
57	Bhopal	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	<5%
	Black-headed Ibis			<5%
58	Lucknow	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	<5%
	Black-headed Ibis			<5%
59	Kampala	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 4	<5%
	African Sacred Ibis			<5%
60	Nagpur	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	<5%
	Black-headed Ibis			<5%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Pairi Daiza	🇧🇪 Belgium	In captivity
2	Prague Zoo	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
3	ZooParc de Beauval	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
4	Tierpark Berlin	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
5	Aquarium of Genoa	🇮🇹 Italy	In captivity
6	Barcelona Zoo	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
7	Australia Zoo	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
8	Dvůr Králové Zoo	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
9	Zoo Pilsen	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
10	Parc Phœnix	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
11	Réserve africaine de Sigean	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
12	Parc des oiseaux	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
13	Zoo de Maubeuge	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
14	Vinpearl Safari	🇻🇳 Vietnam	In captivity
15	Sri Venkateswara Zoological Park	🇮🇳 India	In captivity
16	Zoo Miami	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
17	San Diego Zoo Safari Park	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
18	Al Ain Zoo	🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates	In captivity
19	Safaripark Beekse Bergen	🇳🇱 Netherlands	In captivity
20	Toronto Zoo	🇨🇦 Canada	In captivity
21	Safari West	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
22	Nehru Zoological Park	🇮🇳 India	In captivity
23	Columbus Zoo and Aquarium	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
24	Kansas City Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
25	Badoca Safari Park	🇵🇹 Portugal	In captivity
26	Ramat Gan Safari	🇮🇱 Israel	In captivity
27	Planète Sauvage	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
28	Kanpur Zoological Park	🇮🇳 India	In captivity
29	Curitiba Zoo	🇧🇷 Brazil	In captivity
30	Sedgwick County Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
31	Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
32	Shenzhen Safari Park	🇨🇳 China	In captivity
33	Safari World	🇹🇭 Thailand	In captivity
34	Ree Park – Ebeltoft Safari	🇩🇰 Denmark	In captivity
35	Johannesburg Zoo	🇿🇦 South Africa	In captivity
36	Oakland Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
37	National Zoological Garden of South Africa	🇿🇦 South Africa	In captivity
38	Cape May County Park & Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
39	Tama Zoological Park	🇯🇵 Japan	In captivity
40	Silesian Zoological Garden	🇵🇱 Poland	In captivity
41	Selwo Aventura	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
42	Parco Natura Viva	🇮🇹 Italy	In captivity
43	Leofoo Village Theme Park	🇹🇼 Taiwan	In captivity
44	Audubon Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
45	Hellabrunn Zoo	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
46	Granby Zoo	🇨🇦 Canada	In captivity
47	Kyiv Zoo	🇺🇦 Ukraine	In captivity
48	Saint Louis Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
49	Fonghuanggu Bird and Ecology Park	🇹🇼 Taiwan	In captivity
50	Healesville Sanctuary	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity

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Sacred Ibises and Allies

Species in this group

Black-headed Ibis

African Sacred Ibis

Straw-necked Ibis

Australian White Ibis

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Sacred Ibises and Allies

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found