🌍🌏🌎 Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus) The Glossy Ibis is a medium-sized wading bird with a long, decurved bill and glossy feathers. From a distance, it appears dark, but in good light, its plumage shimmers with iridescent green, purple, and bronze. It has a widespread distribution, found in warm regions across Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas, favoring wetlands like marshes, swamps, and flooded fields. This is a highly social species that forages in flocks, often probing mud and shallow water for invertebrates. No subspecies are recognised. 2.5 Flash (Edited) Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) Fun fact: The tip of the Glossy Ibis's bill has special touch sensors that allow it to feel for prey like insects and crustaceans buried in the mud. 📷: Photo by BarbeeAnne via Pixabay https://pixabay.com/photos/glossy-ibis-bird-wading-ornithology-2680553/ YCJU

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🌍 Northern bald ibis (Geronticus eremita) The northern bald ibis, hermit ibis, or Waldrapp is an endangered, migratory Old World ibis with only around 700 remaining in the wild, primarily in Morocco. It has glossy black plumage, a bald head and face, and a long, curved red bill. These social birds nest in colonies on cliffs and forage in flocks. They feed on insects, small reptiles, and amphibians, using their long bill to probe the ground. Conservation status: Endangered (IUCN 3.1) 📷: Photo by depaulus via Pixabay WVIR

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