Northern bald ibis: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the northern bald ibis lives – recorded in 13 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Geronticus eremita
Group	Herons, storks, cranes & flamingos
Status	Endangered (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	13 countries
Continents	Africa, Asia, Europe
Mass	68 g (birth weight)
Class	Bird
Order	Pelecaniformes
Family	Threskiornithidae

Where does the northern bald ibis live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the northern bald ibis in 13 countries and territories across Africa, Asia and Europe. Wikidata gives its range as: Africa. In Belgium, Sweden it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

How big is a northern bald ibis?

Wikidata records the following for the northern bald ibis: mass 68 g (birth weight).

Is the northern bald ibis endangered?

The northern bald ibis’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Endangered” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the northern bald ibis?

The northern bald ibis (Geronticus eremita) is a bird in the order Pelecaniformes and the family Threskiornithidae, genus Geronticus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the northern bald ibis

The northern bald ibis, hermit ibis, or Waldrapp (Geronticus eremita) is a migratory Old World ibis found in open areas such as grasslands, rocky mountains, and semi-deserts, often close to running water. This 70–80 cm (28–31 in) glossy black ibis, which, unlike many members of the ibis family, is non-wading, has an unfeathered red face and head, and a long, curved red bill. It breeds colonially on coastal or mountain cliff ledges, where it typically lays two to three eggs in a stick nest, and feeds on lizards, insects, and other small animals.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Northern bald ibis (revision 1380587705), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q245414 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).