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Glossy Ibis - Plegadis falcinellus
| Subject: | Glossy Ibis - Plegadis falcinellus
| | Poster: | John White (reptiles@erols.com)
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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. This is the most widespread ibis species, breeding in scattered sites in warm regions of Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, and the Atlantic and Caribbean regions of the Americas.
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Scientific Name: Plegadis falcinellus (Linnaeus, 1766)
Common Names: Glossy Ibis
French: Ibis falcinelle; German: Sichler; Spanish: Morito común, Ibis cara oscura;
Taxonomy: Tantalus Falcinellus Linnaeus, 1766, “Austria, Italia” = Neusiedler See, Lower Austria. |
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