Bald Ibis (Geronticus eremita), the rocky desert or semi-arid areas of life in the big bodied, thin, long curved beaks in the water or walking in mud,
70-80 cm in length and width of the wing of a bird species 120-135 cm.
Properties and behavior
Featherless red face and long curly red-head and has a beak. Often but not always close to the flowing waters. Large, bright, polished, black birds. Received this name in the beginning due to lack of feathers. Puppy's head and throat when they first hatched hairy. Ages progressed, these feathers will be destroyed. Black feathers in different angles of sunlight, bright green, orange and purple is the color. Flights of people will be amazed how beautiful and elegant. Bald very social, 10-15 km away from the feeding grounds in the early morning hours, go in groups. Long and curved beaks look for food. The nests of the period from February to March are the months to make. Puppies are dark gray in color, live in danger of falling down the slot browsing. Palazlanırlar 2-3 months after leaving the egg. Feeding areas of adult birds fly together. Beslecek themselves become mothers until 2-3 months, feeding them. Reproduction is very slow due to one partner live.
Distribution areas
Middle East and Africa, the Sahara desert north of the reefs cliffs reproduce by laying eggs 2-3 eggs. Feed on insects and other small creatures. Initially, the Middle East, North Africa and even the European Alps there were common 400 years ago have disappeared from here. Own a migratory bird in the distance. Winter is a part of his places of Sudan, Ethiopia, Eritrea and Somalia, perhaps of some places, Yemen and Saudi Arabia. This kind of critical danger is now officially the border. Living in the wild population is estimated to be 420. And the prisoner about 1500 (2004). Places to live in Morocco, Turkey and Syria.
The world, only Turkey (Birecik / Urfa), and a small number are located under protection in Morocco. World population is approximately 500 individuals. Red Sea to the Alps natural habitat of the species, extending from Morocco to Southeast Anatolia, a large geography. As a result of wrong policies of the establishment of wetlands and agricultural fields, heavy chemicals used to kill insects (especially DTT) generation of this bird brought to the brink of exhaustion.
Living in Turkey and the migration time of about 75 birds in individual cages, are not allowed to emigrate. But in Syria, consisting of 3-4 individuals and small communities were still migrating in the winter. Both the European need for new projects involving the bird birds from Turkey, which aims to secure the existence of migration, it is working.
Threats
There are many reasons to being bald ibis. Among these various reasons, loss of hunting areas gelir.Beslenme, grasshopper outbreak in 1950 against the spraying of DDT has led to the destruction of Birecik kelayanakların rapidly. Survivors did not give the eggs a few years the effects of the drug.
Turkey and Syria at bald ibis (East communities), in Morocco kelaynaklardan (Western societies) are different in external appearance. There are also behavioral differences between these two different bald ibis community. Birecik bald ibis in Morocco and Syria had no bald ibis migrate migration.
More than 600 pairs in 1954 and isolated in a community Birecik vardı.DDT after drug administration, Birecik 130 in 1962, the total number of bald ibis couple years (left). And none of the eggs released all the birds until 1972. By 1973 the couple bald ibis was 26. If one bird from Africa in 1982, only 17 were returned. And 6 pairs were isolated in its natural environment.
After 1990 no longer reproductive period of Birecik semi-wild birds in cages are removed in preparation for the February-March and July-August in the migration time of the cages are taken again. During this period, the birds fly freely in their natural environment, breed. Breeding burrows in the rocks and wooden station Reproductive kelaynaklara given twice a day feed. Birds can be fed at the same time go to the fields at the side of the Euphrates.
The current situation
Ministry of Environment and Forests, Nature Kelaynaklarla training project implemented by the Association. The project, to contribute to the promotion of the bald ibis and the region aims to become more visitor. Nature Society appointed by the Turan Cetin, bald ibis natural observation to make about their lives and the data sub-structure. Today, 83 of 13 juvenile bald ibis bulunmaktadır.Ve Birecik bald ibis in relation to health status but also is good.
Cultural meaning
Northern Bald Ibis in Egypt by Firavun'ları ululanıp glorified. In addition, the arrival of spring represent the Southeastern
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