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Hadada or Hadada Ibis, Bostrychia hagedash

The hadada or hadeda ibis (Bostrychia hagedash), is an ibis found in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Habitat and distribution
The hadeda ibis is found throughout Sub-Saharan Africa in open grasslands, savanna and wetlands, as well as urban parks, school fields, green corridors and large gardens. This bird occurs in Sudan, Burundi, Ethiopia, Senegal, Uganda, Tanzania, Gabon, Democratic Republic of Congo, Cameroon, Gambia, Kenya, Somalia, Lesotho, Swaziland, Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe and South Africa.

Hadada or Hadada Ibis, Bostrychia hagedash

Range map
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Description
Appearance
The hadeda is a large (about 76 cm long), grey-to-partly brown species of ibis. It has a narrow, white, roughly horizontal stripe across its cheeks. This is sometimes called the "moustache" though it does not reach the mouth corners. The plumage over the wings has an iridescent purple sheen.

The bird has blackish legs and a large grey-to-black bill with a red stripe on the upper mandible. The upper surfaces of the toes are of a similar red. The wings are powerful and broad, enabling quick take-offs and easy manoeuvring through dense tree cover.

Call
It has an extremely loud and distinctive "haa-haa-haa-de-dah" call—hence the name. The call is often heard when the birds are flying or are startled, or when the birds communicate socially, for example early in the morning in residential suburbs. While roosting they produce a single loud "haaaa". When foraging, their contact call is a low growl similar to that made by a young puppy.

Listen to the Hadada Ibis

Remarks from the Recordist

Typical calls, in this case only one-syllabic



Remarks from the Recordist

Recorded with my ZOOM H5 Handy Recorder. High Pass Filter applied with Audacity

Africa United Group Hotel in Awassa. Sitting in top of a tree. Last 5 seconds is flight call when the bird takes off and disappears


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Diet
It feeds mainly on earthworms, using its long scimitar-like bill to probe soft soil. It also eats larger insects, such as the Parktown prawn, as well as spiders and small lizards. They have also been spotted eating fallen avocado's that have turned soft.

These birds also favour snails and will feed in garden beds around residential homes. They are particularly welcomed on bowling and golf greens because they are assiduous in extracting larvae of moths and beetles that feed on the roots of the grass. It is not clear how they detect these, but it seems likely that they can hear their chewing and digging.

Conservation status
Widespread and common throughout its large range, the hadeda ibis is evaluated as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

Conservation status
Hadada or Hadada Ibis, Bostrychia hagedash
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2.
International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.



From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Sighted: (Date of first photo that I could use) 26 June 2017
Location: Perdana Botanical Garden, Kuala Lumpur


Hadada or Hadada Ibis, Bostrychia hagedash
Hadada or Hadada Ibis - 26 June 2017 - Perdana Botanical Garden, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Hadada or Hadada Ibis, Bostrychia hagedash
Hadada or Hadada Ibis - 26 June 2017 - Perdana Botanical Garden, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Hadada or Hadada Ibis, Bostrychia hagedash
Hadada or Hadada Ibis - 26 June 2017 - Perdana Botanical Garden, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Hadada or Hadada Ibis, Bostrychia hagedash
Hadada or Hadada Ibis - 26 June 2017 - Perdana Botanical Garden, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Hadada or Hadada Ibis, Bostrychia hagedash
Hadada or Hadada Ibis - 26 June 2017 - Perdana Botanical Garden, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia



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