One of the 3 ibises on WAnimals
Birds · Pelecaniformes · Threskiornithidae
Northern Bald Ibis
Geronticus eremita
Endangered
At very high risk of extinction in the wild in the near future.
The northern bald ibis is a pelecaniform bird of the family Threskiornithidae native to Europe, the Near East and Africa. It is in danger of extinction and survives in the wild only in Morocco. It died out in Europe at the beginning of the early modern period, and later disappeared from Turkey as well, where it persisted until the late 20th century and from where it migrated to points in East Africa. There are conservation programmes in captivity and semi-captivity, and it has been reintroduced in southern Spain and Austria.
Weight
1 kg – 1.3 kg
Size
70 cm – 80 cm
Life expectancy
30 years
