glossy ibis (Plegadis falcinellus) English: Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus) Turner River Road
Deutsch: Brauner Sichler (Plegadis falcinellus) Turner River Road
Date 3 March 2010
Author Hans Stieglitz https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Hans_Stieglitz
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Brauner_Sichler-001.jpg
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.
Order: Pelecaniformes
Family: Threskiornithidae
Genus: Plegadis
Species: Plegadis falcinellus Linnaeus, 1766
