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Primary Traits
1,342 g
0 m - 2,270 m
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Record section
Identity and Taxonomy
Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.
Scientific name
Geronticus eremita
English name
Northern Bald Ibis
Order
Pelecaniformes
Family
Threskiornithidae
Genus
Geronticus
Species
eremita
Data source
HBW1, BOTW, D07
Record section
Conservation and Range
Threat status and geographic distribution signals.
Conservation status
Endangered
Range restricted
No
Island endemic
No
Biogeographic realm
Palearctic
Latitudinal zone
Tropical-Temperate
Record section
Measurements
Mass and elevation values from the stored record.
Minimum female mass
1,350 g
Maximum female mass
1,470 g
Minimum male mass
1,540 g
Maximum male mass
No data
Minimum unsexed mass
1,000 g
Maximum unsexed mass
1,350 g
Average mass
1,342 g
Minimum elevation
No data
Typical lower elevation
0 m
Typical upper elevation
2,270 m
Maximum elevation
No data
Elevation range
2,270 m
Typical elevation
1,135 m
Record section
Ecology
Habitat, diet, and specialization profile.
Primary habitat
Plains
Habitat breadth
5
Primary diet
Invertebrate
Diet breadth
3
Diet specialization index
0.82
Record section
Behavior and Reproduction
Breeding, nesting, incubation, and social traits.
Social behavior
Colonial
Mating system
No data
Cooperative breeding
No data
Nest type
Platform
Nest substrate
Building, Rock
Minimum broods per year
No data
Maximum broods per year
No data
Minimum clutch size
2
Maximum clutch size
4
Incubating sex
No data
Minimum incubation period
24 d
Maximum incubation period
28 d
Minimum fledging period
43 d
Maximum fledging period
47 d
Nest parasitism
No data
Average clutch size
3
Average fledging period
45 d
Record section
Mobility and Flight
Flight ability and movement pattern.
Flight status
Flies
Mobility patterns
Migratory, Irregular/Nomadic