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Plegadis falcinellus
glossy ibis foraging for food. With a catch . Looks like a fish.
Spotted on May 21, 2014
Submitted on Jun 21, 2014
6 Comments
This is a Glossy Ibis. White-faced has faint white around the eyes, whereas Glossy has a thick, light blue patch around the face that doesn't complete around the back of the eye. Click on this two websites and go click on the images of both birds in breeding plumage and you will see what I'm talking about
http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/white...
http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/gloss...
Thanks Jellis, I shall and I will surely correct that :)
It looks like white around the face so I would say White-faced.
You got both names for the bird, you scientific name says White-faced and your descriptions says Glossy
Good Question. i was scrutinizing my ibis pics.
Is this a White-faced or a Glossy Ibis or a cross breed?