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Bald Ibises
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Bald Ibises

Geronticus

The small bird genus Geronticus belongs to the ibis subfamily (Threskiornithinae). Its name is derived from the Greek gérontos (γέρωντος, "old man") in reference to the bald head of these dark-plumaged birds; in English they are called bald ibises.

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2 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 2 known species

Northern Bald Ibis

speciesGeronticus eremita

Southern Bald Ibis

speciesGeronticus calvus

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 3752.