The Réunion ibis, also called the Réunion sacred ibis, is an extinct species of ibis once endemic to the volcanic island of Réunion in the Indian Ocean. Its first subfossil remains were found in 1974 and it was formally described scientifically in 1987; its closest relatives are the Malagasy sacred ibis, the African sacred ibis and the straw-necked ibis. Travellers' accounts from the 17th and 18th centuries describe a white bird on Réunion that flew poorly and preferred solitude, later referred to as the Réunion solitaire. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Classification
System (Realm) Relationship to People Living or Extinct Scientific NameThreskiornis solitarius 4 Conservation Status Comparison
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Source Wikidata: Réunion Ibis
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Source Global Biodiversity Information Facility: GBIF species distributions: Réunion IbisDistributionsQuote, Distributions
"locality": "Africa", "status": "PRESENT", "source": "Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)"
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1. Réunion ibis (Wikipedia)
Introduction
The Réunion ibis or Réunion sacred ibis (Threskiornis solitarius) is an extinct species of ibis that was endemic to the volcanic island of Réunion in the Indian Ocean. The first subfossil remains were found in 1974, and the ibis was first scientifically described in 1987.
Introduction
The Réunion ibis or Réunion sacred ibis (Threskiornis solitarius) is an extinct species of ibis that was endemic to the volcanic island of Réunion in the Indian Ocean.
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Overhunting also contributed and several contemporary accounts state the bird was widely hunted for food.
View the Source2. GBIF Species API
3. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Aves
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 32Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 32
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4. Wikidata: Réunion Ibis
Child Taxon Of: Threskiornithidae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Threskiornis
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 1881Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 1881
"active":true,"cites_listing":"NC"
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