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Titre :	Successful breeding of the Sacred Ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus at the Ismaning reservoir near Munich (Germany)
Auteurs :	Martin Hennenberg, Auteur
Type de document :	Article
Dans :	Ornithologischer Anzeiger (52(3) MAR 2014)
Article en page(s) :	157-165
Résumé :	Following the permanent presence of Sacred Ibises Threskiornis aethiopicus at the Ismaning Reservoir near Munich (Upper Bavaria) since 2010, successful breeding was observed in 2013, when one pair brought up one fledgling. Breeding occurred within a dense mixed colony of Cormorants Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis and Grey Herons Ardea cinerea. The successful pair escaped from captivity near to Munich. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first successful outdoor breeding of the Sacred Ibis in Germany On no occasion since their settlement at the Ismaning Reservoir in 2010 have Sacred Ibises been seen to attack eggs, nests, or juveniles of other birds. This contradicts previous assumptions that Sacred Ibises are a danger to the native avifauna. We discuss this finding in the light of available experiences in France.

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