Northern Bald/Waldrapp Ibis

Geronticus eremita
Nothern Bald Ibis Waldrapp Ibis Waldrapp Ibis Northern Bald

The Northern Bald or Waldrapp Ibis is native to North Africa and the Middle East but is critically endangered in the wild. It is being re-introduced to Turkey and Southern Europe.

Unlike other ibises (except the Southern Bald Ibis below), it is not a water/wading bird but lives/eats on land, often in arid areas.
Waldrapp Ibis Waldrapp Ibis Waldrapp Ibis Northern Bald

An ugly, bald, turnip-faced bird with such beautiful iridescent plumage
Waldrapp Ibis Northern Bald Ibis Waldrapp Ibis
     
     

 

Southern Bald Ibis

Geronticus calvus
Southern Bald Ibis Waldrapp Ibis  

The Southern Bald Ibis is the only other ibis which inhabits dry areas away from water. It comes from an area of Southern Africa and also has an unfeathered face and head, but with a red cap.