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Maroko / Morocco
Bald Ibis Geronticus eremita
Klavžar  – opazovana jata 31 osebkov 8. 9. 2016 pri 
kraju Tamri (UTM MP 29, zahodni osrednji Maroko). 
Ptice so se prehranjevale na kamnitih tleh z redkim 
grmovjem; populacija v Maroku je stabilna, a kritično 
ogrožena IUCN kategorija C2a(ii).
In September 2016, the authors mapped the range of a 
striped ground squirrel Euxerus erythropus around Agadir in 
Morocco. On 8 Sep 2016, we travelled along the coastal road 
from Agadir towards Essaouira. In the Tamri National Park, 
coordinates N 30o 67' 45,00" W 9o 88' 0,90", altitude 32 m a.s.l., 
a flock of Bald Ibises Geronticus eremita flew over us. To our 
surprise, the birds landed near the road on the rocky cliffs with 
sandy dunes and started feeding. They were not particularly 
shy and did not pay attention to us, although we were only 
about 200 meters away. This gave us enough time for detailed 
observations (Figure 25). The Bald Ibises intensively scoured 
the ground and low bushes for food. There were 31 birds. We 
paid attention to a juvenile coloration and none of the animals 
had a fledged head, which is typical of the young. Not a single 
bird was ringed or otherwise marked. The area was desolated, 
with no human settlements around. The Bald Ibis is classified 
as critically endangered in The IUCN Red list of Threatened 
Species. It is known from two separate populations, the 
western in Morocco and the eastern in Turkey and Syria. At 
present, the western population is stable with 524 individuals 
(115 pairs) in 2014. There are 1,200 more individuals in 
European zoos (BirdLife International 2015).
Franc Janžekovič, Fakulteta za naravoslovje in matematiko, Univerza v 
Mariboru, Koroška cesta 160, SI–2000 Maribor, Slovenia,  
e-mail: franc.janzekovic@um.si
Cătălin-Răzvan Stanciu, Oceanographic Research and Marine 
Environment Protection Society Oceanic-Club, 41 Decebal Street, 
RO–900674 Constanța, Romania, e–mail: club@oceanic.ro
Boris Kryštufek, Prirodoslovni muzej Slovenije, Prešernova 20, SI–1000 
Ljubljana, Slovenia, bkrystufek@pms-lj.si
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Iz ornitološke beležnice / From the ornithological notebook
Figure 25 / Slika 25: Bald Ibis / Klavžar Geronticus eremita, 
Tamri, 8. 9. 2016 (Photo: C. R. Stanciu)