Glossy Ibis

Plegadis falcinellus - Ibis falcinelle

Ibis falcinelle
Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Pelecaniformes

  • Family
    :

    Threskiornithidés

  • Genus
    :

    Plegadis

  • Species
    :

    falcinellus

Descriptor

Linnaeus, 1766

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 66 cm
  • Wingspan
    : 80 à 95 cm.
  • Weight
    : 500 à 800 g
Longevity

20 years

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Ibis falcinelle
adult plum. breeding
Ibis falcinelle
adult plum. transition

Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus) is a species of bird in the Threskiornithidae family.

Subspecific information monotypic species

Foreign names

  • Ibis falcinelle,
  • Morito común,
  • íbis-preto,
  • Sichler,
  • batla,
  • Zwarte Ibis,
  • Mignattaio,
  • bronsibis,
  • Bronseibis,
  • ibisovec hnedý,
  • ibis hnědý,
  • Sort Ibis,
  • pronssi-iibis,
  • Glansibis,
  • capó reial,
  • Bognefur,
  • ibis kasztanowaty,
  • brūnais ibiss,
  • plevica,
  • Каравайка,
  • Ibis rokoroko,
  • ブロンズトキ,
  • 彩鹮,
  • นกช้อนหอยดำเหลือบ,
  • 彩鹮,

Voice song and call

Ibis falcinelle
adult plum. breeding

Habitat

Ibis falcinelle
adult

Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls), Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands, Permanent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha) ; Marine Coastal/Supratidal : Coastal Brackish/Saline Lagoons/Marine Lakes, Coastal Freshwater Lakes

Geographic range

Distribution

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
Near
threatened
Not
evaluated
EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

Sources of information

Other sources of interest

QRcode Ibis falcinelle
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