Glossy Ibis

Plegadis falcinellus

Birdsville Caravan Park, SW Qld IMG_5078 20200915

Notes: Long, curved bill. Adults mostly dark with iridescent green and reddish tones. Very thin
white border surrounding the dark facial skin. Bare skin forward of eye cobalt-blue during court-
ship, otherwise blackish. Dark eyes. Non-breeding head & neck heavily streaked sooty brown &
white; looks less glossy. Juvenile: dull, some whitish streaks & mottling on head & neck, short bill.
Feeds in shallow fresh water, s.times in estuarine waters, dry grassland.

Range from eBird^©(last 10 years)

Birdsville Caravan Park, SW Qld IMG_5055 20200915 Lake Moondarra, Mt Isa, NW Qld IMG_6534 20200924 Cattana Wetlands, Cairns, FN Qld IMG_5056 20191109 - non-breeding plumage North Lake, Perth, SW WA IMG_8732 20190205 Cemetery, Rowes Bay, Townsville, E Qld IMG_6658 20220630 Postmans Track, Lake Samsonvale, SE Qld IMG_3724 20180904 Karumba Point, FN Qld IMG_4660 20200619 Karumba Point, FN Qld IMG_5385 20200620

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