Northern Bald Ibis vs Andean Ibis

Geronticus eremita مقارنةً بـ Theristicus branickii

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Northern Bald Ibis Andean Ibis
الاسم العلمي Geronticus eremita Theristicus branickii
الرتبة Pelecaniformes Pelecaniformes
الفصيلة Threskiornithidae Threskiornithidae
حالة الحفاظ Endangered Near Threatened
الطول
طول الجناح 80,4 cm (31.7 in) 79,1 cm (31.1 in)
الوزن 1342,0 g (47.34 oz) 1492,0 g (52.63 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 2-4 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Northern Bald Ibis only

Andean Ibis only

بلا

حالة الحفاظ

Endangered

Northern Bald Ibis

Near Threatened

Andean Ibis

About These Birds

Northern Bald Ibis

70–80 cm. Metallic black plumage; bare red face; long downcurved red bill; shaggy neck ruff. Critically Endangered; fewer than 1,000 birds; breeds in Morocco, Turkey (reintroduced), and parts of Middle East. Migratory; winters in Ethiopia. Ancient cultural significance; once widespread in Europe.

Andean Ibis

75 cm. White head and neck with chestnut tones; black upperparts; bare reddish facial skin. Restricted to Andean grasslands (puna) of Peru, Bolivia, and northwestern Argentina at 3,000–5,000 m elevation. Vulnerable; feeds on invertebrates and small vertebrates in high-altitude bogs and grasslands.

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