This African ibis probes the soil for small prey with its long, downcurved bill. It is also known for its loud calls.
Its brown plumage has green and purple iridescence, with a white line below the eye and a long downcurved bill.
It walks over lawns and damp ground, probing the soil for worms, insects, and other small prey.
It is especially vocal early in the morning and in the evening, calling while perched or flying. It roosts in tall trees and travels between roosts and feeding grounds early and late in the day.
It breeds in solitary pairs, building basket-shaped nests on horizontal branches, telephone poles, or other structures. It tends to reuse nesting sites in successive years.
Adults have a red stripe along the top of the upper bill. Immatures are duller with fluffy head feathers.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.