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Reunion ibis

Threskiornis solitarius (de Sélys-Longchamps, 1848)

Status not recordedbirdsExtinct

The reunion ibis (Threskiornis solitarius) is a species in the family Threskiornithidae, order Pelecaniformes.

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Quick facts about the reunion ibis

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the reunion ibis live?

Not recorded

Is the reunion ibis endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the reunion ibis classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPelecaniformes
  5. familyThreskiornithidae
  6. genusThreskiornis
  7. SpeciesThreskiornis solitarius (de Sélys-Longchamps, 1848)

Synonyms Apterornis solitarius, Borbonibis latipes, Didus apterornis, Ornithaptera borbonica, Ornithoptera borbonica, Pezophaps borbonica, Raphus solitarius

Other names and names in other languages (31)
  • Réunion flightless ibisEnglish
  • Réunion solitaireEnglish
  • أبو منجل ريونيونArabic
  • ibis de l'illa de la ReunióCatalan
  • Réunion SolitærDanish
  • RéunionibisGerman
  • reunia ibisoEsperanto
  • Ibis de ReuniónSpanish
  • réunioni drontEstonian
  • réunioniniibisFinnish
  • Ibis de La RéunionFrench
  • reunionski ibisCroatian
  • réunioni íbiszHungarian
  • Solitario di ReunionItalian
  • レユニオンドードーJapanese
  • ReuniondronteNorwegian Bokmål
  • ibis reuniońskiPolish
  • íbis-da-reuniãoPortuguese
  • Реюньонский ибисRussian
  • ibis réunionskýSlovak
  • Ibis sa ostrva Reunion (izumro)Serbian
  • solitäribisSwedish
  • Reünyon Kutsal AynağıTurkish
  • ібіс реюньйонськийUkrainian
  • 留尼旺白鹮Chinese
  • ReunionsolitärGerman
  • réunioninpyhäiibisFinnish
  • Solitaire de la RéunionFrench
  • Íbis-terrestre-de-reuniãoPortuguese
  • Реюньонский священный ибисRussian
  • 留尼汪孤鸽Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the reunion ibis

Other species in the same genus Threskiornis.

LC, Least Concern

Black-headed ibis

Threskiornis melanocephalus

ThreskiornithidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the reunion ibis?

The reunion ibis (Threskiornis solitarius) belongs to the family Threskiornithidae in the order Pelecaniformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Reunion ibis (Threskiornis solitarius). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/reunion-ibis

MLA

“Reunion ibis (Threskiornis solitarius).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/reunion-ibis.

BibTeX
@misc{reunion_ibis_2026,
  title = {Reunion ibis (Threskiornis solitarius)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/reunion-ibis},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}