📸 PhotoPhoto: MPF · CC BY 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons Source
Northern Bald Ibis
Geronticus eremita (Northern Bald Ibis · ホオアカトキ)
💡 Everyday Comparisons for Size, Mass & Speed
- 💡 Its maximum weight of 1.4 kg is about the weight of one and a half 1 kg bags of sugar (Comparison).
- 💡 Its maximum wingspan of 1.4 m is roughly the height of a 5th-grade elementary school child (Comparison).
- 💡 Because it is an endangered species, birdwatching tourists coming to see it help support local economies (Animal Diversity Web).
Reference standards: coach bus ~12 m, mid-size car ~4.9 m, compact car ~1 t, basketball hoop 3.05 m, credit card 8.56 cm.
Site-computed relative index from recorded values; not a formal scientific metric.
📖 1. Overview
The Northern Bald Ibis is an ibis with an unfeathered face and a body covered in glossy black plumage. It lives in colonies on rocky cliffs in semi-arid desert and steppe regions.
🦴 2. Anatomy & Morphology
Its face and bill are dull red, and it has a wispy ruff of raised feathers on the nape. Its black body feathers help keep it hidden from predators at night.
🔍 3. Ecology & Behavior
It eats a wide range of prey including insects, spiders, earthworms, small birds, fish, lizards, and snakes, and also feeds on fruit and carrion. It lives in flocks and stays with one mate for life, with the female choosing a nest built by the male.
🇰🇷 4. Connection to Korea
No direct record connecting this species to Korea has been found.
📚 Sources & References
- • IUCN Red List EN (2018) — https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22697488/130895601
- • IUCN Red List category EN — latest assessment at iucnredlist.org
- • doi.org — avilist.v2026
- • iucnredlist.org — 130895601
- • wikidata.org — Q245414
- • commons.wikimedia.org — File:Geronticus eremita.jpg
- • animaldiversity.org — Geronticus eremita
- • Silhouette: PhyloPic — Matthew Speight · CC0 1.0
Recorded dimensions are widely cited representative estimates from public literature and may vary by study or specimen.