Immature B. o. akleyorum at Mt Kenya – it lacks the long crest found in adults
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Aves
Order:
Pelecaniformes
Family:
Threskiornithidae
Genus:
Bostrychia
Species:
B. olivacea
Binomial name
Bostrychia olivacea
(Du Bus de Gisignies, 1838)
Current extant resident distribution according to the IUCN (2012)
The olive ibis (Bostrychia olivacea) is a species of ibis native to dense tropical forests in central Africa. Between 65 and 75 cm in length, it is a small ibis with olive plumage displaying an iridescent sheen. Four subspecies are recognized.
^BirdLife International (2016). "Bostrychia olivacea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22697472A93615552. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22697472A93615552.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
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