Skoorsteenveër
African Sacred Ibis
Threskiornis aethiopicus
Familie / Family: Threskiornithidae
Spesienommer / Species number: 81
Hierdie voël bly die hele jaar by ons.
This bird lives here all year round.
Afrikaans
'n Wit voël met 'n kaal swart kop en nek en 'n lang, krom swart bek. Dit eet insekte, wurms, paddas en selfs kos wat mense weggooi.
Waar by die skool? Kyk op die grasperke en sportvelde, en naby asblikke.
Wil jy weet? Die antieke Egiptenare het hierdie ibis as heilig beskou en miljoene van hulle gemummifiseer.
English
A white bird with a bare black head and neck and a long, curved black bill. It eats insects, worms, frogs and even food people throw away.
Where at school? Look on the lawns and sports fields, and near rubbish bins.
Did you know? The ancient Egyptians thought this ibis was sacred and mummified millions of them.
