Animalia > Chordata > Aves > Pelecaniformes > Threskiornithidae > Geronticus > Geronticus eremita| | Geronticus eremita (Northern Bald Ibis) | |
The Northern Bald Ibis, Hermit Ibis, or Waldrapp (Geronticus eremita) is a migratory bird found in barren, semi-desert or rocky habitats, often close to running water. This 70–80 cm (28–31 in) glossy black ibis, which, unlike other members of the ibis family, is non-wading, has an unfeathered red face and head, and a long, curved red bill. |
| Adult Weight [1] | 2.65 lbs (1.20 kg) | | Birth Weight [2] | 68 grams |  | | Clutch Size [3] | 3 | | Maximum Longevity [1] | 33 years | | Top 100 Endangered [4] | Yes |
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IBA Criteria |
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Climate |
Land Use |
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Al-Kadan area |
Yemen |
A1, A3, A4i |
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Karkamis |
Turkey |
A1, A4i, A4iii, B1i |
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National Wildlife Research Center and environs, Taif |
Saudi Arabia |
A1, A4i, B1i, B2, B3 |
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Oued Matil: Ksob |
Morocco |
A1, A4i |
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Parc National de Souss-Massa and Aglou |
Morocco |
A1, A3, A4i |
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Ta'izz wadis |
Yemen |
A1, A4i, B1i, B2, B3 |
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Tamri and Imsouane |
Morocco |
A1, A3, A4i |
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Tarhazoute |
Morocco |
A1, A4i |
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Location |
Endemic |
Species |
Website |
Map |
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Mediterranean Basin |
Algeria, Egypt, France, Greece, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Portugal, Spain, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey |
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Institutions (Zoos, etc.) |
MapsSpecies recognized by Peterson A.P., 22-Sep-2011, ITIS Global: The Integrated Taxonomic Information System in  Endangered Status provided by IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2 < www.iucnredlist.org> Downloaded on 11 April 2013. Attributes / relations provided by ♦ 1de Magalhaes, J. P., and Costa, J. (2009) A database of vertebrate longevity records and their relation to other life-history traits. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 22(8):1770-1774 ♦ 2Terje Lislevand, Jordi Figuerola, and Tamás Székely. 2007. Avian body sizes in relation to fecundity, mating system, display behavior, and resource sharing. Ecology 88:1605 ♦ 3Jetz W, Sekercioglu CH, Böhning-Gaese K (2008) The Worldwide Variation in Avian Clutch Size across Species and Space PLoS Biol 6(12): e303. doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.0060303 ♦ 4Baillie, J.E.M. & Butcher, E. R. (2012) Priceless or Worthless? The world’s most threatened species. Zoological Society of London, United Kingdom. ♦ 5International Flea DatabaseEcoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 gis.wwfus.org/wildfinderImportant Bird Areas provided by BirdLife International (2010) Important Bird Areas. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 29/12/2010 |
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