Common name:
Glossy Ibis
Ladakhi name:
unknown
Scientific name:
Plegadis falcinellus
Order:
Pelecaniformes
Family:
Threskiornithidae
fun facts:
The Glossy Ibis belongs to the “spoonbill” type of Pelicaniformes.
Its diet is highly varied depending on the season. It will eat aquatic beetles – snakes -and even molluscs.
The sexes look the same.
Bird Club Contributor:
Lobzaang Vishudda, Themisgang
