This ibis occurs in African forests. Adults have a crest and a slightly downcurved red bill. Pairs occur in Semliki Forest, western Uganda.
Adults have a crest and a slightly downcurved red bill. The spots on the neck and underparts can be difficult to see.
It uses wetlands, swamps, and river margins in forested areas, walking on the ground by day to find invertebrates.
Its call is a honking, two-parted sound resembling a goose.
It has blue bare facial skin and a heavily spotted breast and neck.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.