Geronticus
Northern Bald Ibis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Ciconiiformes Family: Threskiornithidae Subfamily: Threskionithinae Genus: Geronticus Wagler, 1832
Species
G. eremita G. calvus

The bird genus Geronticus consists of two species in the ibis subfamily Threskiornithinae. The Northern Bald Ibis, Hermit Ibis, or Waldrapp ( Geronticus eremita) is a large migratory Bird found in barren semi-desert Chordates ( Phylum Chordata) are a group of Animals that includes the Vertebrates together with several closely related Invertebrates Birds ( class Aves) are bipedal endothermic ( Warm-blooded) Vertebrate animals that lay eggs. Traditionally the order Ciconiiformes has included a variety of large long-legged wading birds with large bills Storks Herons Egrets The family Threskiornithidae includes 36 Species of large terrestrial and wading Birds falling into two subfamilies the Ibises The ibises (pronounced /ˈaɪbɪsɪz/ are a group of long-legged wading Birds in the family Threskiornithidae. Johann Georg Wagler ( March 28, 1800 - August 23, 1832) was a German Herpetologist. Year 1832 ( MDCCCXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian In Biology, a species is one of the basic units of Biological classification and a Taxonomic rank. The Northern Bald Ibis, Hermit Ibis, or Waldrapp ( Geronticus eremita) is a large migratory Bird found in barren semi-desert The Southern Bald Ibis ( Geronticus calvus) is a large Bird found in open grassland or semi-desert in the mountains of southern Africa. A genus (plural genera from Γένος Latin genus "descent family type gender" is a low-level Taxonomic The ibises (pronounced /ˈaɪbɪsɪz/ are a group of long-legged wading Birds in the family Threskiornithidae. These are the Northern Bald Ibis, found around the Mediterranean and classed as "Critically Endangered", and the Southern Bald Ibis, found in Southern Africa and classed as "Vulnerable".

Southern Bald Ibis with young. Bald Ibis nests are often made out of twigs and leaves on high rocks.

Genus Geronticus

• Northern Bald Ibis, Geronticus eremita
• Southern Bald Ibis, Geronticus calvus

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• Genus Geronticus