Northern Bald Ibis
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Bald Ibis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Ciconiiformes Family: Threskiornithidae Genus: Geronticus Species: eremita
Binomial name
Geronticus eremita

The Bald Ibis, Geronticus eremita is a species of ibis.

This species breeds colonially on cliffs in rocky deserts in Africa south of the Sahara. It retains only a foothold in Morocco, Turkey and Syria. Its food is insects and other small creatures. There is a programm ongoing to reintroduce the species into the wild in Austria and Italy

It is a large glossy black ibis, with a red face, red "bald" head and red bill.

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