Glossy Ibis

Glossy Ibis

Taxobox
name = Glossy Ibis
status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1


regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Aves
ordo = Ciconiiformes
familia = Threskiornithidae
genus = "Plegadis"
species = "P. falcinellus"
binomial = "(Plegadis falcinellus)"
binomial_authority = Linnaeus, 1766

The Glossy Ibis "(Plegadis falcinellus)" is a wading bird in the ibis family Threskiornithidae.

This is the most widespread ibis species, breeding in scattered sites in warm regions of Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, and the Atlantic and Caribbean region of the Americas. It is thought to have originated in the Old World and spread naturally from Africa to northern South America in the 19th century. This species is migratory; most European birds winter in Africa, and in North America birds from north of the Carolinas winter farther south. Birds from other populations may disperse widely outside the breeding season.The Glossy Ibis nests colonially in trees, often with herons. It is also gregarious when feeding in marshy wetlands; it predates on fish, frogs and other water creatures, as well as occasionally on insects.

This species is 55-65 cm long with an 88-105 cm wingspan. Breeding adults have reddish-brown bodies and shiny bottle-green wings. Non-breeders and juveniles have duller bodies. This species has a brownish bill, dark facial skin bordered above and below in blue-gray (non-breeding) to cobalt blue (breeding), and red-brown legs. Unlike herons, ibises fly with necks outstretched, and often flocks fly in lines.

Sounds made by this rather quiet ibis include a variety of croaks and grunts, including a hoarse "grrrr" made when breeding.

The Glossy Ibis is one of the species to which the "Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds" (AEWA) applies.

References

* Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern
* "Handbook of the Birds of Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa: The Birds of the Western Palearctic"
* "Field Guide to the Birds of North America, 4th Edition"

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External links

* [http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/index.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=3777&m=0 BirdLife Species Factsheet]
* [http://www.redlist.org/search/details.php?species=49620 IUCN Red List]
* [http://www.birds.cornell.edu/programs/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/Glossy_Ibis_dtl.html Glossy Ibis Information with photographs and sound] from the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology.
* [http://ibc.hbw.com/ibc/phtml/especie.phtml?idEspecie=385 Glossy Ibis videos] on the Internet Bird Collection
* [http://www.sdakotabirds.com/species/glossy_ibis_info.htm Glossy Ibis Information and Photos] from South Dakota Birds and Birding
* [http://www.enature.com/fieldguides/detail.asp?recnum=BD0128 Glossy Ibis Information] from eNature.com
* [http://www.flickr.com/groups/birdguide/pool/tags/Plegadis%20falcinellus Field Guide Photo Page on Flickr]


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