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title: "Glossy Ibis"
description: "Plegadis falcinellus — Uccelli. The glossy ibis (Plegadis falcinellus) is a water bird in the order Pelecaniformes and the ibis and spoonbill family Threskiornithidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/glossy-ibis
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Glossy Ibis

> Plegadis falcinellus — Uccelli. The glossy ibis (Plegadis falcinellus) is a water bird in the order Pelecaniformes and the ibis and spoonbill family Threskiornithidae.

- Scientific name: *Plegadis falcinellus*
- Category: `birds` (Uccelli)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Laghi e fiumi)
- iNaturalist observations: 40306
- Wikidata: [Q178811](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q178811)
- iNaturalist taxon: [3756](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/3756)

## Names

- en: Glossy Ibis
- de: Brauner Sichler
- es: Ibis cara oscura
- fr: Ibis falcinelle
- nl: Zwarte ibis
- pt: Íbis-preto
- pl: Ibis kasztanowaty

## Countries with the most observations

US (12105), ES (4685), IN (3195), FR (2750), PT (2184), RU (1481), ZA (1391), AU (1163), IT (872), IL (479), GB (458), UA (327)

## Summary

The glossy ibis (Plegadis falcinellus) is a water bird in the order Pelecaniformes and the ibis and spoonbill family Threskiornithidae. The scientific name derives from Ancient Greek plegados and Latin, falcis, both meaning "sickle" and referring to the distinctive shape of the bill.
The historical name black curlew was used for the glossy ibis in Norfolk at least until the early 19th century, and this name also appears in Anglo-Saxon literature. Yalden and Albarella do not mention this species as occurring in medieval England.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossy_ibis

## Photo

![Glossy Ibis](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/glossy-ibis/medium.jpg)

Photo: Dario Taraborelli · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/153267565

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/glossy-ibis?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).