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Glossy Ibis

Plegadis falcinellus

Notes:

On a very cold and foggy morning...



1 species ID suggestions

luiselye
luiselye 2 years ago
Glossy Ibis
Plegadis falcinellus Glossy Ibis

2 Comments

animaisfotos
animaisfotos 2 years ago

Please feel free to come over and over again and suggest ID's. I can't be thankful enough for your help. I've returned there for many times and that was the only day I've seen such animal, and its the only decent photo I have. Its a very graceful bird that seems to float rather than fly, while crossing the skies.

luiselye
luiselye 2 years ago

Hi animaisfotos, I'm bothering you again with identification issues! The Sacred Ibis (Threskiornis aethiopicus) is all black and white. You can check it out here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sacred_Ibis.... This is definitelly a Glossy Ibis.
This must have been a nice sighting :)

Setúbal, Portugal

Lat: 38.85, Long: -8.97

Spotted on Jun 3, 2010
Submitted on Feb 21, 2011

Spotted for mission

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