#bostrychia

[herpsandbirds]

Olive Ibis (Bostrychia olivacea), family Threskiornithidae, order Pelicaniformes, Mt. Kenya, Kenya

photograph by MerrittImages

[best-bird-tournament]

Bostrychia ibis runoff

Which is the best bird?

Hadada ibis

Spot-breasted ibis

Voting ended onAug 10, 2025

[hello-birdies]

Bostrychia bocagei by Nik Borrow

[herpsandbirds]

Hadada Ibis (Bostrychia hagedash), family Threskiornithidae, order Pelicaniformes, Masai Mara, Kenya

photograph by Dr. Sudhir Hasamnis

[herpsandbirds]

Hadada Ibis (Bostrychia hagedash), family Threskiornithidae, Lake Naivasha, Kenya

photograph by Sumeet Moghe

[herpsandbirds]

Hadada Ibis (Bostrychia hagedash), family Threskiornithidae, found in much of Sub-Saharan Africa

photograph by Steve Garvie

[best-bird-tournament]

Bostrychia ibis

Which is the best bird?

Wattled ibis

Hadada ibis

Olive ibis

Sao Tome ibis

Spot-breasted ibis

Voting ended onMay 31, 2025

[drhoz]

#2749 - Bostrychia arbuscula

First described Irish phycologist William Henry Harvey in 1855, in his The botany of the Antarctic voyage of H.M. discovery ships Erebus and Terror, in the years 1839-1843, under the command of Captain Sir James Clark Ross.... II. Flora Novae-Zelandiae. Part II. Flowerless plants. The specific arbuscula means 'little tree'.

An edible filamentous red algae, growing in the rocky intertidal zone. Some species grow as epiphytes.

Blackhead, Dunedin, Aotearoa New Zealand