Malagasy sacred ibis

Threskiornis bernieri

The Malagasy sacred ibis (Threskiornis bernieri) is a bird found in Madagascar and Seychelles. Found in Madagascar and the Seychelles. It eats insects and other small invertebrates, small mammals and birds and reptiles and frogs. The IUCN Red List lists it as Endangered.

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Scientific name	Threskiornis bernieri
Region	Africa
Found in	Madagascar and Seychelles

🏡 Where the Malagasy sacred ibis lives

Found in Madagascar and the Seychelles.

🍽️ What it eats

🐛 Insects & bugs70%
🐭 Mammals & birds10%
🦎 Reptiles & frogs10%
🐟 Fish10%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

LCNTVUENCREWEX

EndangeredVery few are left in the wild.

💡 It weighs about 1.5 kilograms. It mostly eats insects and other small creatures.

Questions about the Malagasy sacred ibis

Where does the Malagasy sacred ibis live?

The Malagasy sacred ibis lives in Madagascar and Seychelles. Found in Madagascar and the Seychelles.

What does the Malagasy sacred ibis eat?

insects and other small invertebrates (about 70%), small mammals and birds (about 10%), reptiles and frogs (about 10%), fish (about 10%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Malagasy sacred ibis endangered?

Very few are left in the wild. Its IUCN Red List category is Endangered.

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Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.