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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".
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Southern Bald Ibis with young. Bald Ibis nests are often made out of twigs and leaves on high rocks.
Genus Geronticus
- Northern Bald Ibis, Geronticus eremita
- Southern Bald Ibis, Geronticus calvus
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G. eremita
Binomial name
Geronticus eremita
(Linnaeus, 1758)
The Northern Bald Ibis, Hermit Ibis, or Waldrapp, Geronticus eremita
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Binomial name
Geronticus eremita
(Linnaeus, 1758)
The Northern Bald Ibis, Hermit Ibis, or Waldrapp, Geronticus eremita
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Scientific classification or biological classification is a method by which biologists group and categorize species of organisms. Scientific classification also can be called scientific taxonomy, but should be distinguished from folk taxonomy, which lacks scientific basis.
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Chordata
Bateson, 1885
Typical Classes
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Chordates (phylum Chordata) are a group of animals that includes the vertebrates, together with several closely related invertebrates.
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Bateson, 1885
Typical Classes
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Chordates (phylum Chordata) are a group of animals that includes the vertebrates, together with several closely related invertebrates.
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Aves
Linnaeus, 1758
Orders
About two dozen - see section below
Birds (class Aves) are bipedal, warm-blooded, egg-laying vertebrate animals.
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Linnaeus, 1758
Orders
About two dozen - see section below
Birds (class Aves) are bipedal, warm-blooded, egg-laying vertebrate animals.
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Ciconiiformes
Bonaparte, 1854
Families
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Bonaparte, 1854
Families
- Ardeidae
- Cochlearidae (the Boat-billed Heron)
- Balaenicipitidae (the Shoebill)
- Scopidae (the Hammerkop)
- Ciconiidae
- Threskiornithidae
- Cathartidae
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Threskiornithidae
Richmond, 1917
Subfamilies
The family Threskiornithidae includes 36 species of large terrestrial and wading birds, falling into two subfamilies, the
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Richmond, 1917
Subfamilies
- Threskionithinae (ibises)
- Plateinae (spoonbills)
The family Threskiornithidae includes 36 species of large terrestrial and wading birds, falling into two subfamilies, the
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Johann Georg Wagler (March 28, 1800 - August 23, 1832) was a German herpetologist.
Wagler was assistant to Johann Baptist von Spix, and became Director of the Zoological Museum at the University of Munich after Spix's death in 1826.
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Wagler was assistant to Johann Baptist von Spix, and became Director of the Zoological Museum at the University of Munich after Spix's death in 1826.
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species is one of the basic units of biological classification. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring.
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G. eremita
Binomial name
Geronticus eremita
(Linnaeus, 1758)
The Northern Bald Ibis, Hermit Ibis, or Waldrapp, Geronticus eremita
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Binomial name
Geronticus eremita
(Linnaeus, 1758)
The Northern Bald Ibis, Hermit Ibis, or Waldrapp, Geronticus eremita
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G. calvus
Binomial name
Geronticus calvus
(Boddaert, 1783)
The Southern Bald Ibis (Geronticus calvus
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Binomial name
Geronticus calvus
(Boddaert, 1783)
The Southern Bald Ibis (Geronticus calvus
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genus (plural: genera) is part of the Latinized name for an organism. It is a name which reflects the classification of the organism by grouping it with other closely similar organisms.
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Mediterranean is a sea of the Atlantic Ocean almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Europe, on the south by Africa, and on the east by Asia. It covers an approximate area of 2.
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Africa is the world's second-largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia. At about 30,221,532 km² (11,668,545 sq mi) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area, and 20.4% of the total land area.
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G. eremita
Binomial name
Geronticus eremita
(Linnaeus, 1758)
The Northern Bald Ibis, Hermit Ibis, or Waldrapp, Geronticus eremita
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Binomial name
Geronticus eremita
(Linnaeus, 1758)
The Northern Bald Ibis, Hermit Ibis, or Waldrapp, Geronticus eremita
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G. calvus
Binomial name
Geronticus calvus
(Boddaert, 1783)
The Southern Bald Ibis (Geronticus calvus
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Binomial name
Geronticus calvus
(Boddaert, 1783)
The Southern Bald Ibis (Geronticus calvus
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