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Glossy Ibis
Plegadis falcinellus
(L 23" WS 36" Wt 1.2 lb)
Are threatened by wetland
degradation and loss.
Orlando Wetlands
11Feb2012
Viera Wetlands
09Feb2012
Merritt Island NWR
01Feb2014
I have met the Ibis
The Sacred Bird of Knowledge
The reincarnation of Thoth
Whose Wisdom knows no end.
(Christine A Kysely)
Plegadis is Greek for sickle, in
reference to the bill; falcinellus
is Latin for sickle.
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