Ibises and Spoonbills (Threskiornithidae) - HBW 1
Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus)
French: Ibis falcinelle
German: Sichler
Spanish: Morito Común
Taxonomy: Tantalus Falcinellus Linnaeus, 1766, Austria, Italia; Neusiedler See, Lower Austria.
Forms superspecies with P. chihi, which was formerly considered race of present species. Population of Philippines, Indonesia and Australia have been assigned separate race, peregrinus, but recent studies show that differences are not significant. Monotypic.
Distribution: Wide discontinuous breeding distribution from S Europe, Africa and Madagascar to C and S Asia, Philippines, Sulawesi and Java; S New Guinea and Australia. Also Atlantic coast of North America and West Indies; has bred in Venezuela. Occurs more widely as vagrant.
- Least Concern
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An adult in breeding plumage, feeding Jerrabomberra Wetlands, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia (Monotypic species)
Nick Talbot 25 November 2006 2 years ago 12 sec 4.5 -
A bird feeding. El Matar, Aiguamolls de l'Empordà Natural Park, Girona, Catalonia, Spain (Monotypic species)
Pedro Rubio 1994 7 years ago 11 sec 4.5 -
An adult in breeding plumage feeding with one Australian Crake in the background Jerrabomberra Wetlands, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia (Monotypic species)
Nick Talbot 25 November 2006 2 years ago 17 sec 4.3 -
A close up of a bird in breeding plumage, feeding Jerrabomberra Wetlands, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia (Monotypic species)
Nick Talbot 25 November 2006 2 years ago 11 sec 4.3 -
An adult in breeding plumage feeding; feathers on the back raised because of the heat Jerrabomberra Wetlands, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia (Monotypic species)
Nick Talbot 10 December 2006 2 years ago 6 sec 4.3 -
A bird feeding in the water Skala Kallonis, Lesbos, Greece (Monotypic species)
Christian Dortu 4 May 2006 3 years ago 26 sec 4.3
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a juvenile Amboseli National Park, Kenya
Stefan Helming 28 December 2009 10 weeks ago 4.5 -
Lateral view of bird foraging among typha Bahamas
Mikko Pyhälä 31 January 2010 6 weeks ago 4 -
Bangalore Outskirts Bangalore Rural, Karnataka, India
Subramanya_CK 14 weeks ago 3.5 -
Adult Glossy Ibis wading South Africa
ingwe24 2 August 2008 44 weeks ago 3.5 -
adukt in the water Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory, Australia (Monotypic species)
Georges Olioso 12 September 2007 46 weeks ago 3.5 -
.JPG "Plegadis falcinellus [Glossy Ibis, Corocora castaño]")
An adult foraging in a marsh showing non briding plumage. Higuerote, Barlovento, Miranda, Venezuela (Monotypic species)
Eduardo López 24 January 2008 50 weeks ago 3.4
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Perhaps Alarm call Rajasthan, India
RAM GOPAL SONI 1 February 1994 3 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 3
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