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Field Guide to Birds of North America
Species Overview
Identification
Behavior
Portrait
Glossy Ibis
Plegadis falcinellus
Order
CICONIIFORMES
Family
Ibises and Spoonbills (Threskiornithidae)
Code 4
GLIB
Code 6
PLEFAL
ITIS
HEAD
Bill Shape:
Curved (up or down)
Eye Color:
Dark brown.
Head pattern:
Plain, Unique pattern
Crown Color:
Red-brown with green and purple gloss.
Forehead Color:
Red-brown with green and purple gloss.
Nape Color:
Red-brown
Throat Color:
Red-brown
Cere color:
No Data
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BODY
Length Range:
58 cm (23 in)
Weight:
538-623 g (19-22 oz)
Size:
Large (16 - 32 in)
Color Primary:
Brown, Rufous or Rust, Sheen or Iridescence
Underparts:
Red-brown.
Upperparts:
Red-brown with green and purple gloss.
Back Pattern:
Solid
Belly Pattern:
Solid
Breast Pattern:
Solid
FLIGHT
Flight Pattern:
Direct flight with purposeful wingbeats and short glides, characteristic profile due to outstretched drooping neck and slightly droopy legs.
Wingspan Range:
91 cm (36 in)
Wing Shape:
Rounded-Wings, Long-Wings
Tail shape:
Rounded Tail
Tail Pattern:
Solid
Upper Tail:
Red-brown with green and purple gloss.
Under Tail:
Red-brown
Leg Color:
Gray-green
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Parts of a Standing bird
X
Head Feathers and Markings
X
Parts of a Flying bird
X