African Sacred Ibis
Threskiornis aethiopicus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPelecaniformes (Pelicaniformes)
- FamilyThreskiornithidae (Ibises and Spoonbills)
- GenusThreskiornis (Sacred Ibises and Allies)
- SpeciesThreskiornis aethiopicus (African Sacred Ibis)
Closest Relatives at Lake Nakuru National Park
African Spoonbill
Platalea alba
Hadada
Bostrychia hagedash
Glossy Ibis
Plegadis falcinellus
Great White Pelican
Pelecanus onocrotalus
Grey Heron
Ardea cinerea
Pink-backed Pelican
Pelecanus rufescens
Little Egret
Egretta garzetta
Cattle Egret
Bubulcus ibis
Great Egret
Ardea alba
Black-headed Heron
Ardea melanocephala
intermediate egret
Egretta intermedia
Hamerkop
Scopus umbretta
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a African Sacred Ibis in Lake Nakuru National Park?
About 49% of visitor-days record a African Sacred Ibis sighting in Lake Nakuru National Park, based on 449 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see African Sacred Ibis in Lake Nakuru National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for African Sacred Ibis in Lake Nakuru National Park in our monthly data.