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Wednesday, August 16, 2017

Southern Bald Ibis





One of a small flock of Southern Bald Ibis in the fields next door

The southern bald ibis (Geronticus calvus) is a large bird found in open grassland or semi-desert in the mountains of southern Africa. As a species, it has a very restricted homerange, limited to the southern tips of South Africa in highland and mountainous regions.
This large, glossy, blue-black ibis has an unfeathered red face and head, and a long, decurved red bill. It breeds colonially on and amongst rocks and on cliffs, laying two or three eggs which are incubated for 21 days before hatching. It is a large bird that feeds and roosts in substantial groups. It feeds on insects, small reptiles, rodents and small birds. They do little vocalizing other than occasional gobbling sounds.
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10 comments:

  1. Hello, what a cool looking bird. Great sighting and captures of this Southern Bald Ibis. Have a happy day!

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  2. this is really cool. he looks like our white ibis but colored his body and not his head. way cool

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  3. Totally unlike what I'm used to!

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  4. What an interesting bird!
    Hope you are having a wonderful week!

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  5. Co-incidence. I have an ibis on my post today - though not a bald one.

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  6. Interesting post and a bird that I have never seen. Thanks for sharing. Cheers Diane

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  7. Looks like one of our ibis had a hot date with a turkey vulture. Cool

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  8. Drôle d'oiseau ;-) Céline & Philippe

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  9. A great bird to see. the Northern Bald Ibis is pretty rare and I think endangered.

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