hadadah

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hadadah or hadada or hadeda (HAH-deh-dah, HAH-dah-dah) - n., a large ibis (Bostrychia hagedash) of sub-Saharan Africa with dark brown plumage and a lighter, sometimes iridescent green, patch on its wings and shoulders.


Also called in full the had{a|e}da(h) ibis. Striking bird (I don't think it counts as a birb):

hadadah!
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The name comes from its call, a distinctive, loud "haa-haa-haa-de-dah." I prefer the spelling with a final -h, as that's a palindrome.

---L.

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