Strohalsibis

"The Strohalsibis gets its name from the straw-like feathers on its neck."

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StrohalsibisThreskiornis spinicollis

  • Habitat

    Australia and Papua New Guinea

  • Food

    insects

  • Lifetime

    15 years

  • Weight

    1.5 kilos

  • Number of eggs

    2 to 5 eggs

  • Breeding time

    25 days

  • IUCN Status

    safe

  • EEP?

    no

  • 25

    days father and mother sit on the nest.

  • 28

    species of ibises live all over the world.

  • 70

    centimeters, which is about how long the body of an adult strohalsibis is.

    • Eating insects

    Caterpillars, grasshoppers, crickets, beetles ... the strohalsibis can't get enough of them! It spends about 75% of its time looking for food. Australian farmers are very happy with these birds, because they eat all the pesky grasshoppers and other insects that eat the farmers' land.

    A cottage of your own

    The nests of these birds are often found on the ground or just above the water. The nest is reused every year. The male looks for twigs and reeds and the female uses these to build the nest. Together they incubate the eggs and care for the chicks.

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