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Geronticus

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Geronticus

Northern Bald Ibis

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. 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".

Genus Geronticus

 

 

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