Plegadis Ibises
Plegadis
Plegadis is a bird genus in the family Threskiornithidae. The genus name derives from Ancient Greek plegados, "sickle", referring to the distinctive shape of the bill. Member species are found on every continent except Antarctica as well as a number of islands. The glossy ibis is easily the most widespread of the three species. Plegadis contains the following three species:
4 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 3 known species
Glossy Ibis
speciesPlegadis falcinellus
White-faced Ibis
speciesPlegadis chihi
Puna Ibis
speciesPlegadis ridgwayi
White-faced × Glossy Ibis
hybridPlegadis chihi × falcinellus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 3755.