{"id":371476,"date":"2026-09-10T16:25:39","date_gmt":"2026-09-10T10:55:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=371476"},"modified":"2026-09-10T16:25:39","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T10:55:39","slug":"red-naped-ibises","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/red-naped-ibises\/","title":{"rendered":"Red-naped Ibises"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"content-box-green\">\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong> A new study in Udaipur found diverse bacteria, including multidrug-resistant strains, in red-naped ibis faeces.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"red-h2-box\">About Red-naped Ibises<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_371486\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-371486\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-371486\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Source-eBird-1.jpg?resize=300%2C216&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Red-naped Ibises\" width=\"300\" height=\"216\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Source-eBird-1.jpg?resize=300%2C216&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Source-eBird-1.jpg?w=684&amp;ssl=1 684w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-371486\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source &#8211; eBird<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Red-naped Ibis&#8217; scientific<\/strong> <strong>name <\/strong>is<strong> Pseudibis papillosa.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It is <strong>commonly<\/strong> known as the<strong> Indian Black Ibis<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Habitat:<\/strong> It <strong>prefers drier habitats<\/strong>, including dry agricultural fields, fallow lands and scrub forests, <strong>rather than depending strictly on wetlands.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Distribution:<\/strong> It is widely distributed <strong>across the plains of the Indian subcontinent.<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>It is <strong>common in Rajasthan along the Aravalli mountains.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Characteristics:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Appearance:<\/strong> It has a <strong>dark body<\/strong> with a <strong>bluish-green sheen<\/strong> and a <strong>white patch near the shoulder.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Red nape:<\/strong> It has <strong>bright red warts on the crown and nape,<\/strong> which give it its name.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bill:<\/strong> It has a <strong>long, downcurved bill.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Diet:<\/strong> It is an <strong>opportunistic omnivore<\/strong> that feeds on carrion, insects, frogs, small vertebrates and grain.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Behaviour:<\/strong> It is <strong>usually found singly or in loose groups<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Activity:<\/strong> It is <strong>largely diurnal<\/strong> and <strong>roosts communally on trees or islands at night.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Threats:<\/strong> It may <strong data-start=\"71\" data-end=\"105\" data-is-only-node=\"\">feed at garbage disposal sites<\/strong>, which can expose it to <strong data-start=\"130\" data-end=\"163\">antibiotic-resistant bacteria<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Conservation Status:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>IUCN Red List:<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Least Concern<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Wild Life Protection Act:<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Schedule-II<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: A new study in Udaipur found diverse bacteria, including multidrug-resistant strains, in red-naped ibis faeces. About Red-naped Ibises Red-naped Ibis&#8217; scientific name is Pseudibis papillosa. It is commonly known as the Indian Black Ibis. Habitat: It prefers drier habitats, including dry agricultural fields, fallow lands and scrub forests, rather than depending strictly on wetlands.&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/red-naped-ibises\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Red-naped Ibises<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10401,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,4182,12039,11834],"tags":[11872],"class_list":["post-371476","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-environment","category-knolls","category-species-in-news","tag-9pm-daily-factly","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/371476","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10401"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=371476"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/371476\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=371476"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=371476"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=371476"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}