Northern Bald Ibis Geronticus eremita. (Critically Endangered.)

Found by our guide on a birding holiday to Spain.

 

This large glossy-black bird once had an extensive range that spread across North Africa, the Middle East and Europe and has been idolised by humans as a symbol of fertility and virtue. Now classified today as Critically Endangered.

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Uploaded on September 14, 2019
Taken on September 12, 2019