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Red-naped ibis

Pseudibis papillosa (Temminck, 1824)

LCLeast Concernbirds

The red-naped ibis (Pseudibis papillosa) is a species in the family Threskiornithidae, order Pelecaniformes. Recorded adults weigh about 823 g and live up to 30 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Red-naped ibis (Pseudibis papillosa)
Photo: Tisha Mukherjee · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the red-naped ibis

Weight
823 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Wingspan
90 cm – 1.15 msrc for Wingspan
Lifespan
30 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Omnivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
grasslandsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
2.8 – 3src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

How big is the red-naped ibis?

RED-NAPED IBIS · WINGSPAN 1.15 MADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 1.15 m, the recorded maximum wingspan of the red-naped ibis is about 68% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

Where does the red-naped ibis live?

Not recorded

What is the red-naped ibis?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The red-naped ibis (Pseudibis papillosa), also known as the Indian black ibis or black ibis, is a species of ibis found in the plains, agriculture fields and cities of the Indian subcontinent. Unlike other ibises in the region it is not found very often in waterbodies and is often found in dry fields, but are attracted more to areas that have more wetlands. It is usually seen in pairs or loose groups and can be identified by the nearly all dark body with a white patch on the shoulder and a bare dark head with a patch of crimson red warty skin on the crown and nape. It has a loud call and is noisy when breeding. It builds its nest most often on the top of a large tree or palm, and an increasing number of pairs are building on cell phone towers and electricity pillion towers.

From the Wikipedia article “Red-naped ibis” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Red-naped_ibis&oldid=1345296007), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the red-naped ibis endangered?

The red-naped ibis is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the red-naped ibis classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPelecaniformes
  5. familyThreskiornithidae
  6. genusPseudibis
  7. SpeciesPseudibis papillosa (Temminck, 1824)

Synonyms Ibis papillosa, Pseudibis papillosa papillosa

Other names and names in other languages (44)
  • Black ibisEnglish
  • Indian black ibisEnglish
  • أبو منجل الأسود الهنديArabic
  • কালো কাস্তেচরাBangla
  • Ibiz du IndiaBreton
  • ibis de clatell vermellCatalan
  • ibis tywyllWelsh
  • Rødkronet IbisDanish
  • WarzenibisGerman
  • Nigra ibisoEsperanto
  • ruĝnuka ibisoEsperanto
  • Ibis VerrucosoSpanish
  • Ibis verrugosoSpanish
  • nõgi-iibisEstonian
  • intianiibisFinnish
  • Ibis noirFrench
  • કાળી કાંકણસારGujarati
  • indijski ibisCroatian
  • pirosfejű íbiszHungarian
  • Ibis neroItalian
  • アカアシトキJapanese
  • juodasis ibisLithuanian
  • Indinis juodasis ibisLithuanian
  • ചെന്തലയൻ അരിവാൾക്കൊക്കൻMalayalam
  • काळा अवाकMarathi
  • काळी शराटीMarathi
  • कर्रा साँवरीNepali
  • WrattenibisDutch
  • rødvorteibisNorwegian
  • ibis czarnyPolish
  • کالا آئیبسWestern Panjabi
  • íbis-enverrugadoPortuguese
  • íbis-de-nuca-vermelhaPortuguese
  • Бородавчатый ибисRussian
  • ibis bradavičnatýSlovak
  • Ibis crvenog zatiljkaSerbian
  • brahminibisSwedish
  • கரிய அரிவாள் மூக்கன்Tamil
  • Kara AynakTurkish
  • Hint kara aynağıTurkish
  • ібіс індійськийUkrainian
  • 黑䴉Chinese
  • 黑鹮Chinese
  • 黑鹮〔紅枕黑鹮〕Chinese

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Relatives of the red-naped ibis

Other species in the same genus Pseudibis.

Giant ibis

Pseudibis gigantea

ThreskiornithidaeNo free photo yet

CompareRed-naped ibis vs White-shouldered ibisRed-naped ibis vs Giant ibis

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the red-naped ibis?

An adult red-naped ibis weighs 823 g and has a wingspan of 90 cm – 1.15 m, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the red-naped ibis endangered?

The red-naped ibis is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

How long does the red-naped ibis live?

The red-naped ibis has a recorded lifespan of 30 years.

What kind of animal is the red-naped ibis?

The red-naped ibis (Pseudibis papillosa) belongs to the family Threskiornithidae in the order Pelecaniformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{red_naped_ibis_2026,
  title = {Red-naped ibis (Pseudibis papillosa)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/red-naped-ibis},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}