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sacred ibis or white ibis, Threskiornis aethiopica

errndarrw (inh -)
edndarrb (inh -)
kaachilpa (minha -)
in Uw Oykangand
in Uw Olkola
in Pakanh


Photo: PH

The sacred ibis is a white ibis with a black head and neck and some black plumes in the tail.

This bird is also called inh adn alhungand in Olkola, which means "the bird with the burned ass," because of the black feathers in its tail.

e-mail: Philip Hamilton.