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 Table Mountain National Park
Hadada
Bostrychia hagedash
African Spoonbill
Platalea alba
Glossy Ibis
Plegadis falcinellus
Grey Heron
Ardea cinerea
Little Egret
Egretta garzetta
Black-headed Heron
Ardea melanocephala
Cattle Egret
Bubulcus ibis
Pink-backed Pelican
Pelecanus rufescens
Purple Heron
Ardea purpurea
Black-crowned Night Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax
intermediate egret
Egretta intermedia
Black Heron
Egretta ardesiaca
📅 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 Table Mountain National Park?
About 35% of visitor-days record a African Sacred Ibis sighting in Table Mountain National Park, based on 1786 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see African Sacred Ibis in Table Mountain National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for African Sacred Ibis in Table Mountain National Park in our monthly data.