#waldrapp ibis

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Adele 245 in Burghausen

My beautiful girl, I'm so glad you came to see me before I had to go home. I didn't know it was you when I took this photo because the sunlight was so bright. Now you're resting in Salzburg before you fly south.

Adele is the bird I've been sponsoring since 2018, shortly after she hatched. If you're interested in supporting the Waldrappteam, you can find out more on their website.

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Please help to save lost Northern Bald Ibises!

I'm not asking for money! Just sighting reports (Germany, Denmark, Sweden).

They are a bit smaller than geese and look like this:

^ This is Enrico, one of the birds who got lost. When I posted this he was near Hamburg/Lübeck.

The birds are part of a project to reintroduce wild populations of highly endangered Northern Bald Ibises to Europe. Raised in southern Germany, Switzerland, and Austria, they usually migrate to Italy in autumn and spend winter there. Adolescent birds learn the route from experienced birds, but this year a group of adolescents flew north (to Scandinavia) by themselves.

Some of these are still up north. Now that winter has arrived the situation is getting dire for them and members of the project are trying to catch the birds to keep them safe this winter.

Most of them don't have trackers, so sighting reports are crucial!

If you see them, please report the sighting with their exact location via WhatsApp to:

Daniela Trobe 0043 660 14 27 204 or

Corinna Esterer 0043 660 50 33 511

Current (1.12.2023) approximate locations of birds who do have trackers: 3 in Schleswig-Holstein and one near Frankfurt in Germany, one near Varde in Denmark, one south of Jönköping in Sweden. But there are ca 20 birds that could be anywhere in the area between Jönköping, Denmark, Germany, and maybe western Czechia.

TL;DR Adolescent birds lost somewhere in (northern) Germany, Denmark, and southern Sweden. If you see them, please report the sighting with exact location!

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“ Il protagonista di questa vicenda è l'ibis eremita (Geronticus eremita), in tedesco Waldrapp. Si tratta di un massiccio trampoliere che abitava su pareti rocciose perse tra i boschi di montagna. Un decreto dell'arcivescovo Leonardo di Salisburgo, risalente al 1504, vietava a chiunque di sottrarre i giovani di quest'uccello dal nido, poiché già allora appariva in netta diminuzione nel suo areale. Sulle rocce sovrastanti la sua città, nelle gole del Danubio presso Passau, a Graz, sulle scogliere del Verbano tra l'Italia e il Canton Ticino, sulle falesie dell'Istria, gli ibis eremiti, presenti fin dalle più remote ere in tutta l'Europa centrale (come testimoniano i resti fossili) stavano rapidamente declinando. Fu probabilmente durante una delle carestie così comuni nel XV secolo — quando dopo le terribili pesti nere del secolo precedente la popolazione europea aveva ripreso a crescere in maniera tumultuosa — che qualcuno provò ad assaggiare le carni dell'ibis eremita. Fino ad allora quello strano uccello tra il corvo e il cormorano, dal piumaggio nero con riflessi verdi e purpurei, dalla testa calva e paonazza e dal becco rosso come i piedi e le zampe, aveva ispirato una certa ripugnanza.

E anche il nome non deponeva in favore della sua appetibilità: Waldrapp (cioè corvo selvatico), Steinrapp (corvo di roccia), com'era chiamato in Austria e Svizzera, corneille de mer (cornacchia di mare) in Francia, corvo selvatico in Italia, richiamavano troppo dappresso il dettato biblico che vietava di mangiare, perché impuri, i corvi e gli ibis. Ma, una volta assaggiati i grassi, teneri e implumi nidiacei, la voce si sparse, soprattutto tra le povere e fameliche popolazioni di montagna. E in tutta Europa le colonie di questi uccelli, arroccate su strette fessure di pareti montane a picco nei boschi e sul mare, cominciarono a essere depredate. La situazione precipitò quando della cosa si impadronirono i potenti del tempo, che riservarono alle proprie mense i grassi e rari nidiacei. Cosicché, per rifornire le cucine e le dispense di nobili, dignitari, prelati e margravi, temerari arrampicatori rischiavano la pelle sui più aerei precipizi. E, pur di assicurarsi i ricercatissimi pollastri, intere colonie di ibis eremiti vennero portate all'estinzione. Il decreto dell'arcivescovo servì a poco. Già verso la metà del XVII secolo gli ibis scomparvero da tutta la catena alpina e, probabilmente, da tutto il resto d'Europa. Al loro declino contribuì forse anche, in maniera diretta o indiretta, la lunga serie di inverni nevosi ed estati fredde e piovose che provocarono la cosiddetta «piccola glaciazione» degli anni tra il 1550 e il 1650, che resero precarie per i disastrosi raccolti le condizioni di vita dei montanari. Ma quali che siano state le cause, dopo questo secolo della loro buffa sagoma scomparve anche il ricordo, persino nelle zone in cui essi avevano per millenni vissuto. “

Fulco Pratesi, Nel mondo degli uccelli, Laterza (collana I Robinson), 1983¹; pp. 142-145.

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Welcome to today's episode of Nerd Knowledge with Kari!

In today's episode I present to you, the 'Waldrapp' (Genrocius eremita) better known as the 'bald ibis':

This bird is one of the world's first protected species, which was a decision made exactly 520 years ago, in 1504, by Archbishop Leonhard of Salzburg. - (side fact: Salzburg is a state and a city in Austria, the country has 9 States in total, those being: Vorarlberg, Salzburg, Tyrol, Carinthia, Burgenland, Vienna, Lower Austria, Upper Austria and Styria)-

Back to the Waldrapp.

Despite being one of the world's first protected species it still went extinct. .

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PLOT TWIST It did in fact make a return, a sequel you could say.

The Waldrapp has slowly started to return to Europe but is most commonly found in coastal areas and on cliffs in Marocco, Turkey, and Syria.

But how does it look?

And how big is it?

Good questions fellow knowledge seeker!

The northern bald ibis is a large, glossy black bird, 70–80 cm (28–31 in) long with a 125–135 cm (49–53 in) wingspan and an average weight of 1.0–1.3 kg (35–46 oz). Which to me is quite impressive.

Well, this is all for today. Have fun annoying your friends with new facts.

Have a good day and sleep well!

Logging off,

Kari

[18/07/2024]

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is your bird oc based on any particular bird/s? love them! 💚

Thank you! :D

Tuwa is based on the Nachtrapp (German folklore creature, can be benign or evil depending on the region) which is generally described as a giant raven, so northern ravens are a big inspiration. I've also taken some features from the waldrapp/hermit ibis which has been making a comeback in Europe recently! MAGNIFICENT creature if I do say so myself

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I don’t know if you ever heard of a Waldrapp (or Northern bald ibis). I have to think of them every time I see Nachtkrapp Henrik. They are actually kinda cute I think.

Woah look at that frilly head and pretty feathers! It does give Nach Hen vibes, pretty but also a little crazy looking

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The distinctive northern bald ibis bird has been brought back from the brink of extinction thanks to some novel techniques, namely scientists flying alongside them in light aircraft. The birds - known for their distinctive black-and-iridescent green plumage, bald red head and long curved beak - don’t instinctively know which direction to fly to migrate without the guidance of wild-born elders. So a team of scientists and conservationists stepped in as foster parents and flight instructors. “We have to teach them the migration route,” says biologist Johannes Fritz. What are northern bald ibis birds? The northern bald ibis once soared over North Africa, the Arabian Peninsula and much of Europe, including southern Germany's Bavaria. The migratory birds were also considered a delicacy, and the bird, known as the Waldrapp in German, disappeared from Europe, though a few colonies survived elsewhere. The efforts of Fritz and the Waldrappteam, a conservation and research group based in Austria, brought the Central European population from zero to almost 300 since the start of their project in 2002. The feat moved the species from critically endangered to endangered and, Fritz says, is the first attempt to reintroduce a continentally extinct migratory bird species.

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BY BOBBY HARDY AND STEFANIE DAZIO

Today

PATERZELL, Germany (AP) — How do you teach a bird how, and where, to fly?

The distinctive Northern Bald Ibis, hunted essentially to extinction by the 17th century, was revived by breeding and rewilding efforts over the last two decades. But the birds — known for their distinctive black-and-iridescent green plumage, bald red head and long curved beak — don’t instinctively know which direction to fly to migrate without the guidance of wild-born elders. So a team of scientists and conservationists stepped in as foster parents and flight instructors.

“We have to teach them the migration route,” said biologist Johannes Fritz.

The Northern Bald Ibis once soared over North Africa, the Arabian Peninsula and much of Europe, including southern Germany’s Bavaria. The migratory birds were also considered a delicacy and the bird, known as the Waldrapp in German, disappeared from Europe, though a few colonies elsewhere survived.

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Austrian biologist Johannes Fritz has dedicated his career to helping northern bald ibises, also called Waldrapp. This rare species of bird was completely extinct in the wild 50 years ago; however, through careful reintroduction, he's been able to “rewild” 277 ibises in his home country. To ensure that they survive the temperatures of the winter, Fritz even taught young birds a new migration path from Austria to Italy with the help of a flying machine. Courtesy My Modern Met #rare #bald #ibis

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Waldrapp 034 Francesco in Burghausen

Francesco hatched in 2013 and you can track his location with the Animal Tracker app. He is currently in Burghausen. This photo was taken during my first visit there in 2016. I'm really looking forward to visiting the birds and the Waldrappteam again in a few days.

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PRETTY LADY, BUT NOT A BIRD by Otto Rapp Via Flickr: created in NIGHTCAFE - Stable Diffusion SDXL 1.0 the prompt included WALDRAPP, H.R. GIGER and JONAS DE RO AI does not understand German. Try again. It is a very pretty portrait, but I was going for a specific endangered bird, called Waldrapp in German. It is a sort of Ibis, scientific name Geronticus Eremita. PROMPT: "Waldrapp by Anna Dittman: intricate delicate wings: insanely detailed:: hyperrealistic:: perfect wings:: perfect hands:: perfect fingers:: colorful: maximalist Stunning masterpiece by Jonas De Ro:: russ mills:: H.R. Giger:: Josephine Wall:: Michael Page:: Amanda Sage:: enchanted:: magical glow:: shimmering:: glittering:: vivid:: dark colors"

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Da oben fliegt ein seltener Waldrapp, ein gänsegroßer Ibis

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Northern Bald Ibis