Bird ID?

• by tsering

  they're feeding in the mud, seem an olive green colour?

  Posted May 4, 2015 11:24 PM

• by Quia moderator

  I think they're hadada #ibis, grey-brown with iridescent feathers on the wing, and a white line on the face.

  Posted May 4, 2015 11:50 PM

• by NuriaM scientist, moderator

  Hi @Quia! I agree with you that it´s an ibis, but I am not sure if it´s a hadada or an olive ibis...actually, the only remarkable difference is that olive ibis have a loose crest often hard to see. Look in the 9th second of your video; doesn´t it look like a crest? http://static.zooniverse.org/www.chimpandsee.org/subjects/5520346369736d72e65a5c00/previews/5520346369736d72e65a5c00_9.jpg

  Their white line on the face is very confusing though...But ibis is correct anyway!! 😉 what do you think?

  Posted May 5, 2015 7:31 AM

• by NuriaM scientist, moderator

  Hi again @Quia! look, this is clearly a hadada ibis: http://talk.chimpandsee.org/#/subjects/ACP00026ec
  maybe I am being a little bit tiresome with this issue? ;-p

  Posted May 5, 2015 9:15 AM

• by tsering

  Brilliant, thanks! 😃

  Posted May 5, 2015 12:23 PM

• by Quia moderator in response to NuriaM's comment.

  @NuriaM Never tiresome! I'm still only two weeks in to this crash course on west african wildlife, learning a lot. 😃

  Posted May 5, 2015 7:10 PM

• by NuriaM scientist, moderator in response to Quia's comment.

  you are doing a great job @Quia 😉

  Posted May 6, 2015 7:58 AM

• by jwidness moderator

  #coolsilence

  Posted December 10, 2016 1:33 AM