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Glossy Ibis

Plegadis falcinellus

Description:

Breeding adults have reddish-brown bodies and shiny bottle-green wings. Non-breeders and juveniles have duller bodies. This species has a brownish bill, dark facial skin bordered above and below in blue-grey (non-breeding) to cobalt blue (breeding), and red-brown legs.The Glossy Ibis nests colonially in trees, often with herons. It is also gregarious when feeding in marshy wetlands; it preys on fish, frogs and other water creatures, as well as occasionally on insects. Ibises fly with necks outstretched, their flight being graceful and often in V-formation.

Habitat:

Seen at Nalsarovar.

Notes:

Description from wiki.

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Gujarāt, India

Spotted on Jan 5, 2012
Submitted on Jan 7, 2012

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