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Glossy Ibis
Plegadis falcinellus
30.4286, -95.3518
Field Notes
Description:
In breeding plumage, the body is a maroon color with blue and green iridescent feathers. The Glossy Ibis is very similar to the White-faced Ibis, but the Glossy Ibis has a blue face (not always noticeable), and the face color just barely wraps around the eye, where as in White-faced Ibis the white face noticeably wraps around the eye.
Habitat:
This bird is rare for the area and time of year, but has been reported from the reservoir for over a week now. This was my second time to go after it, and it was there as soon as I got out of my truck. Was found foraging in a flooded ditch near a bridge with White Ibis and Common Moorhens. It was a lifer for me :)
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Glossy Ibis
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PublishedJune 25, 2013
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