Glossy Ibis

Glossy Ibis

Plegadis falcinellus

Least Concern

The Glossy Ibis is a wetland bird of wetlands, rivers, marshes, and coasts across the species' range. It feeds in shallow water, mud, reeds, or wet grassland on fish, frogs, crustaceans, insects, or other small animals, using patient stalking, probing, sweeping, or quick strikes depending on its bill shape.

Family
Threskiornithidae
Range
Glossy Ibis Range — Resident or seasonal range in wetlands, rivers, marshes, and coasts across the species' range
Population
≈ 2M–20M
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