Glossy ibis

Glossy ibis
	Top: Non-breeding plumage, Bottom: Breeding plumage
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Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Pelecaniformes
Family:	Threskiornithidae
Genus:	Plegadis
Species:	P. falcinellus
Binomial name
	Plegadis falcinellus; (Linnaeus, 1766)
	Geographical distribution. Breeding Migration Year-round Nonbreeding
Synonyms
	Tantalus falcinellus Linnaeus, 1766; Ibis falcinellus (Linnaeus, 1766); Falcinellus falcinellus (Linnaeus, 1766); Tringa autumnalis Hasselqvist, 1762; Tantalus bengalensis Lichtenstein, 1793;

The glossy ibis (Plegadis falcinellus) is a water bird in the order Pelecaniformes and the ibis and spoonbill 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.

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