Ibises and Spoonbills (Threskiornithidae)
Southern Bald Ibis (Geronticus calvus) - HBW 1, p. 495
French: Ibis du Cap
German: Kahlkopfrapp
Spanish: Ibis Calvo
Other common names: Bald Ibis
Taxonomy: Tantalus Calvus Boddaert, 1783, Cape of Good Hope.
Forms superspecies with G. eremita. Monotypic.
Distribution: Restricted to highlands of SE South Africa.
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A bird resting in front of a rock formation Locality Wakkerstroom, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa (Monotypic species)
Keith Blomerley 16 October 2004 5 years ago 30 sec 4.6 -
A bird feeding and walking in a prairie Locality Creighton, KwaZulu Natal Province, South Africa (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 11 March 2004 5 years ago 24 sec 4.3 -
A bird soaring Locality Wakkerstroom, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa (Monotypic species)
Keith Blomerley 16 October 2004 5 years ago 22 sec 4.1 -
A bird flying Locality Wakkerstroom, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa (Monotypic species)
Keith Blomerley 15 October 2004 5 years ago 16 sec 3.9 -
An adult joining a colony Locality South Africa (Monotypic species)
Francesc Capdevila i Torr... 4 October 2002 8 years ago 16 sec 3.8 -
An adult and a chick, recorded by digiscoping Locality South Africa (Monotypic species)
Francesc Capdevila i Torr... 4 October 2002 8 years ago 17 sec 3.8
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Bird feeding in a field
Locality Drakensberg Mountains, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa
Dubi shapiro 9 January 2011 19 weeks ago 4.7 -
Three birds at their drinking pool at Bloukrantz River.
Locality Weenen, KwaZulu Natal Province, South Africa
Roland Bischoff 18 September 1999 31 weeks ago 4.1 -
Bird on its nest in the cliffs at Bloukrantz River.
Locality Weenen, KwaZulu Natal Province, South Africa
Roland Bischoff 16 September 1999 31 weeks ago 3.9 -
An adult foraging on the field
Locality Golden Gate Highlands National Park, Free State Province, South Africa
Tadeusz Stawarczyk 14 April 2011 7 weeks ago 3.4 -
Copulating pair
Locality KwaZulu Natal Province, South Africa
Roland Bischoff 19 September 1999 31 weeks ago 3.3 -
Foraging in a roadside paddock
Locality Ladysmith, KwaZulu Natal Province, South Africa
Lindsay Hansch 22 October 2008 43 weeks ago 3.3
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