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African sacred ibis

Threskiornis aethiopicus

Description:

i saw them in Ngorongoro crater

Habitat:

Threskiornithidae, which breeds in sub-Saharan Africa, southeastern Iraq, and formerly in Egypt, where it was venerated and often mummified as a symbol of the god Thoth. It has also been introduced into France, Italy, Spain, Taiwan, and the United States (S. Florida).

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Habe dieEhre
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Habe dieEhre

Arusha, Tanzania

Spotted on Dec 30, 2010
Submitted on May 5, 2011

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