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Northern Bald Ibises

Geronticus eremita

Description:

The London Zoo has spread over a neighbouring channel, creating an area in which a bunch of birds are housed. Some in cages, some in the huge Snowdon Aviary. It houses some cranes, some ducks, green pheasants, buzzards – and Northern Bald Ibises (Geronticus eremita). Ugly-looking birds with a sad history of extinction in Europe.

Habitat:

London zoo

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6 Comments

Heinrich Mallison
Heinrich Mallison 11 years ago

Thanks to all.PS: Was it hard to sit still and I get this photo

KarenL
KarenL 11 years ago

Awesome bird & sadly critically endangered. There is an interesting article about them here http://irregulartimes.com/index.php/arch...

Telse
Telse 11 years ago

Ugly is in the eye of the beholder, I suppose. Unique yes, but I don't think this bird is ugly at all.

KerryHawkins
KerryHawkins 11 years ago

He was probably the inspration for some of the punk type hairstyles of today.

keithp2012
keithp2012 11 years ago

So bizzarre!

Reza Hashemizadeh
Reza Hashemizadeh 11 years ago

Wonderful !

Heinrich Mallison
Spotted by
Heinrich Mallison

London Borough of Camden, England, United Kingdom

Spotted on Jan 11, 2013
Submitted on Mar 24, 2013

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