Glossy Ibis - Photos by Bruce Dayton - Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus)

ORDER: Ciconiiformes
FAMILY: Threskiornithidae (Ibises and Spoonbills - 4 Species)
SUB-FAMILY: Threskiornithinae
SPECIES: Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus)

Glossy Ibis
The Glossy Ibis is the most widespread ibis species.
SIZE	Large, dark (19-26”) wading marsh bird.
DESCRIPTION	They are a dark bird with a long down-curved bill and long dark legs. Sexes are similar in appearance.
NESTING	Clutch size ranges from 2-4 eggs, which are incubated in 20 to 24 days. They build twig and stick nests usually in trees or bushes but sometimes on the ground.
RANGE	It can be found in swamps, marshes and coastal bays mostly along the Atlantic coast. Breeding in scattered sites in warm regions of Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, and the Atlantic and Caribbean region of the Americas.
HABITAT	The glossy ibis habitat is near wetlands including marshes, estuaries, flooded fields and swamps.
DIET	They eat fiddler crabs, crayfish, fish, frogs, insects and snakes.

INTERESTING FACTS

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Glossy Ibis

Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge Seneca County, New York


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