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  • Glossy Ibis, 1 of 6
    Photo 1 of 6

    (c) Marc Henrion, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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    Photo 2 of 6

    (c) Ximo Galarza, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

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    (c) bwood708, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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    (c) Jeffrey H. Skevington, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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    (c) Greg Lasley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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    Photo 6 of 6

    (c) Murat Uyman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Glossy Ibis

Plegadis falcinellus

Worldwide
41,362 observations
Group
Birds
iNaturalist Wikipedia

About

The glossy ibis (Plegadis falcinellus) is a wading bird in the ibis family Threskiornithidae. The scientific name derives from Ancient Greek plegados and Latin, falcis, both meaning "sickle" and referring to the distinctive shape of the bill.

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