Puna-ibis

"In the breeding season, a colony of puna ibis can consist of more than a thousand birds," he said.

Puna-ibis

  • Plegadis ridgwayi

    Scientific name

  • Graslanden, meren, rivieren en moerassen in het Andesgebergte

    Habitat

  • Kleine waterdieren, wormen, slakken en insecten

    Food

  • 20 jaar

    Lifetime

  • 500 – 800 g

    Weight

  • 2 – 3 eieren

    Number of eggs

  • 22 – 24 dagen

    Breeding time

  • Veilig

    IUCN Status

  • Ja

    EEP

Wist je dat?

  • 60

    centimeters, that's how big a Puna ibis can get

  • 4800

    meters, high in the mountains a puna ibis can live

  • 800

    grams, a puna ibis weighs a maximum of

Long toes

The puna ibis mainly eats aquatic animals, worms and snails. With its long, narrow beak, it pricks them out of the shallow water. To find food, the puna ibis must therefore walk through the mud a lot. To make sure he does not sink in the mud, the ibis has extra long toes. With these, it can even walk over floating leaves.

High and dry

Many ibises build their nest in a tree. But the puna ibis lives high in the mountains, where there are few trees. It therefore builds its nest in the reeds or in the water. He stacks twigs and leaves on top of each other until the nest sticks out quite a bit above the water. This keeps the eggs and young safe from predators and prevents them from getting their feet wet.

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