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Glossy Ibis

Plegadis falcinellus

Photo by mary.gallo.m
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Description:

The glossy ibis' body is a deep glossy bronzy chestnut. A medium sized marsh wader (23-24 inches) with a long curved bill, thin blue lines edging dark face. This picture was taken from a distance and this glossy ibis appears quite black.

Habitat:

Marshes, rice fields, swamps. This glossy ibis (along with several others) was in the salt water marsh at Chincoteague Island National Wildlife Refuge in Chincoteague, Virginia

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