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| Query: Northern bald ibis | Result: 3rd of 10 | |
Waldrapp (Northern bald ibis)
| Subject: | Waldrapp (Northern bald ibis)
| | Poster: | i + e + d (erich.mangl@chello.at)
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| File size : 97394 bytes
File date : 2001:05:31 17:01:40
Resolution: 640x428
Jpeg process : Baseline
Posted Newsgroups: alt.binaries.pictures.animals
Posted Date: Wed, 16 May 2001 23:04:38 GMT |
Filename: 05117085ied.jpg
Northern Bald Ibis, Hermit Ibis, or Waldrapp, Geronticus eremita, is a large bird found in barren semi-desert or rocky habitats, often but not always close to running water.
This is a large glossy black ibis, 70-80 cm long with a 120-135 cm wingspan. It has an unfeathered red face and head and a long decurved red bill. It breeds colonially on cliffs in rocky deserts in the Middle East and Africa north of the Sahara, laying 2-3 eggs. Its food is insects and other small creatures. It was once much widespread across the Middle East, northern Africa and even the European Alps, though it went exinct there over 400 years ago.
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