The giant ibis confirmed in Cambodia's Koh Kong Province since 1918. Photo by: Wildlife Alliance.
Detail of camera trap photo showing giant ibis in Cambodia's Koh Kong Province. Photo by: Wildlife Alliance.
By Jeremy Hance
mongabay.com
December 06, 2011
The world's largest ibis, and one of the world's most endangered birds, has received some good news. A giant ibis (Thaumatibis giganteawas) has been photographed in the Kampong Som Valley in Koh Kong Province in Cambodia, the first record from this province in nearly a hundred years. Adults can grow to reach nearly 3.5 feet (106 centimeters) long.
The bird was captured by camera trap—an automated camera that uses infrared to snap photos of cryptic wildlife—by the NGO Wildlife Alliance. Listed as Critically Endangered by the IUCN Red List, the species is believed to be down to only around 100 breeding pairs. Most of these live in Cambodia, although a few may survive in Laos and Vietnam.
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