yellow decurved bill; red eye patch; blue on head (Zoo; 2008-10-21)
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Madagascar Ibis
Lophotibis cristata
Native Range:
Africa (Madagascar)
Notes:
endemic to the woodlands of Madagascar; eats mostly insects and other invertebrates as well as frogs, snails, and small reptiles; builds a platform nest of sticks onto which it usually lays three eggs; little sexual dimorphism.
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