#0755 · 🐦 birds

Glossy Ibis

🇳🇱 Zwarte Ibis ·Plegadis falcinellus

LCleast concern 🐦 Birds 📍 in the Netherlands

9 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

1. © Marc Henrion · CC BY-NC 4.0
2. © Ximo Galarza · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
3. © bwood708 · CC BY-NC 4.0
4. © Jeffrey H. Skevington · CC BY-NC 4.0
5. © Greg Lasley · CC BY-NC 4.0
6. © Murat Uyman · CC BY-NC 4.0
7. © Atk3196 · CC BY-SA 4.0
8. © Ximo Galarza · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
9. © Jennifer Rycenga · CC BY-NC 4.0

what is it?

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.

base stats

NL sightings 54iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 41,109iNaturalist observations
weight 633 gadult, up to
threat LCleast concern

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).