Ibisbill

Ibisbill

Ibidorhyncha struthersii

Least Concern

Aves · Charadriiformes · Ibidorhynchidae

About

The ibisbill is a bird related to the waders, but sufficiently distinctive to merit its own family Ibidorhynchidae. It is grey with a white belly, red legs and long down-curved bill, and a black face and black breast band. It occurs on the shingle riverbanks of the high plateaux of central Asia and the Himalayas.

Fun Fact

It is grey with a white belly, red legs and long down-curved bill, and a black face and black breast band.

Quick Facts

Habitat

Live in the highlands of the Central and Northern Tien Shan, within Kazakhstan along the valleys of the rivers Bolshaya and Malaya Almatinka, Chilik, Issyk, Karkara, Bayankol, Dzhungar Alatau, Choldysu.

Diet

To be updated

Lifespan

To be updated

Threats

  • Habitat Change
  • Human Disturbance