>> GENERAL >>>>>
– rather large bird, roughly size of Eurasian Curlew
– diurnal migrant, probably nocturnal as well
– migrates in small to large flocks in formation
>> VISUAL ID >>>>>
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus
BIF1073, 07/08/2011, Valencia, Spain, Mathias Putze
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus
BIF1074, 07/08/2011, Valencia, Spain, Mathias Putze
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus
BIF1075, 07/08/2011, Valencia, Spain, Mathias Putze
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus
BIF0678, 31/12/2012, Larache, Morocco, Mathias Putze
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus
BIF0679, 31/12/2012, Larache, Morocco, Mathias Putze
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus
BIF1251, 14/09/2011, Besh Barmag, Azerbaijan, Michael Heiß
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus
BIF1252, 14/09/2011, Besh Barmag, Azerbaijan, Michael Heiß
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus
BIF1253, 27/09/2011, Besh Barmag, Azerbaijan, Michael Heiß
>> ACOUSTIC ID >>>>>
– usually nonvocal during migration
>> COMPARISON SPECIES >>>>>
Great Comorant
Bald Ibis
Eurasian Curlew
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