Waldrapp Ibis
Geronticus eremita
Amazing Fact:
Ibis imagery appears in ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs and tomb art
The Northern bald ibis or Waldrapp ibis is a critically endangered species with only about 250 specimens surviving in the wild on cliffs and coastlines of Morocco and an even smaller number in Turkey and Syria.
In Egypt once known as "crested ibis or crested akh-bird (not to be confused with the Egyptian "sacred ibis" which was a different species). Their image appears in ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs and tomb art.
It is a medium sized ibis with a long curved beak, sombre black plumage that flashes purple and green when the light strikes it, a bare reddish coloured face and a strange crest of long feathers on the back of its head, which makes it look as though it is wearing a feather wig, that has slipped back, revealing its bald forehead.
Find out more:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waldrapp_Ibis