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Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus Ibis Lustroso,
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Non-breeding plumage - Photo: G. Beaton
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A dark brown, iridescent wading bird with a long, curved bill. The breeding adult has a white line bordering the top and side of the bill (photo below). Non-breeding birds have a streaked head. Length: 49-66 cm.; weight: 485-580 g. Audio (M. Oberle). Breeds in lowlands of the southeastern USA, Cuba, Jamaica and Hispaniola, and in the Old World. Rare in wetlands on Puerto Rico, such as those at Ca±o Tiburones Nature Reserve (e.g.11 September 1998; 18 on 12 March 2001; 14 on 6 June 2001) and Laguna Cartagena National Wildlife Refuge. TAXONOMY: CICONIIFORMES; THRESKIORNITHIDAE; Threskiornithinae. Also called Cigⁿe±a Prieta or Coco Prieto in Spanish. |
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Breeding plumage - Photo: G. Beaton |
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References Bent, A.C. 1926. Life histories of North American marsh birds. Smithsonian Instit. U.S. National Museum Bull. 135. (Reprinted by Dover Press, NY, 1963). Davis, Jr., W. E. and J. Kricher. 2000. Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus). No. 545 in The Birds of North America (A. Poole and F. Gill, eds.). The Birds of North America, Inc., Philadelphia, PA. del Hoyo, J., A. Elliott, and J. Sargatal, eds. 1992. Handbook of Birds of the World, Vol. 1. Ostrich to ducks. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. Ehrlich, P.R., D.S. Dobkin, and D. Wheye. 1988. The birderÆs handbook: a field guide to the natural history of North American birds. Simon and Schuster/Fireside, NY. Raffaele, H.A. 1989. A guide to the birds of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Princeton. Raffaele, H.A. 1989. Una guía a las aves de Puerto Rico y las Islas Vírgenes. Publishing Resources, Inc., Santurce, PR. Raffaele, H.A., J.W. Wiley, O.H. Garrido, A.R. Keith, and J.I. Raffaele. 1998. Guide to the birds of the West Indies. Princeton. Next related species in taxonomic order Previous related species in taxonomic order |
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