The Red-naped Ibis has a red crown and dark body. In South Asia it may forage in dry grassland or farmland away from wetlands.
It has a dark brown body with glossy wings, a red bare patch at the back of the head and bare skin on the face.
Red-naped Ibises are birds of South Asia. In July 2024, researchers photographed two adults, one male and one female, beside the Rangeet River at Jorethang in southern Sikkim. The site is 332 m above sea level. The pair perched on the upper branches of a peepal tree and called loudly. Trees around the site included siris, mango and banyan.
The paper presents the observation as Sikkim’s first photographic record of the species and as a useful addition to the state bird database. The sighting was made at 06:40 on 27 July. Based on local information and field observations, the authors report that the ibises call early in the morning and fly across the river to forage. They rarely saw the birds feeding in wetlands.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.
The authors recommend continued monitoring of the ibis and its habitat. Their paper records a photograph, date and location from Jorethang, adding a documented occurrence to Sikkim’s bird records.