Northern bald ibis  (Geronticus eremita)

Historically found throughout central Europe, North Africa and the Middle East (9). The bald ibis was thought to be confined to Morocco at the Souss-Massa National Park and at nearby Tamri (5), until an additional small colony was rediscovered in central Syria in 2002 (7). A semi-wild population also exists in Birecik, southeast Turkey, close to the Syrian border (8).

The birds feed in semi-arid steppe areas and breed on coastal cliffs (6).