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Pelecaniformes / Threskiornithidae / Bostrychia

Olive Ibis

Bostrychia olivacea

IUCN: Least Concern

Data Sources

AviList 2025 eBird (oliibi2) Avibase

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.

Taxonomy

Order: Pelecaniformes
Family: Threskiornithidae
Genus: Bostrychia

Subspecies (4)

Bostrychia olivacea akeleyorum

montane forest of Kenya and Tanzania
Bostrychia olivacea cupreipennis

lowland forest of Cameroon, Gabon, Republic of the Congo, and Democratic Republic of the Congo
Bostrychia olivacea olivacea

lowland forest of Sierra Leone and Liberia
Bostrychia olivacea rothschildi

formerly Príncipe Island (Gulf of Guinea); extinct ca. 1901

Data Sources

AviList 2025 eBird (oliibi2) Avibase

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.