| Plegadis | |
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| Glossy ibis (Plegadis falcinellus) | |
Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Pelecaniformes |
| Family: | Threskiornithidae |
| Subfamily: | Threskiornithinae |
| Genus: | Plegadis Kaup, 1829 |
| Type species | |
| Tantalus falcinellus Linnaeus, 1766 | |
| Species | |
| Synonyms | |
PlegadornisC. L. Brehm, 1855 | |
Plegadis is abirdgenus in thefamilyThreskiornithidae. The genus name derives fromAncient Greekplegados, "sickle", referring to the distinctive shape of the bill.[1] Member species are found on everycontinent except Antarctica as well as a number of islands.
The glossy ibis is easily the most widespread of the three species.Plegadis contains the following threespecies:
| Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
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| Glossy ibis
| Plegadis falcinellus (Linnaeus, 1766) | regions of Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, and the Atlantic and Caribbean regions of the Americas | Size: Habitat: Diet: | LC |
| White-faced ibis
| Plegadis chihi (Vieillot, 1817) | western United States south through Mexico, as well as from southeastern Brazil and southeastern Bolivia south to central Argentina, and along the coast of central Chile. | Size: Habitat: Diet: | LC |
| Puna ibis
| Plegadis ridgwayi (Allen, 1876) | Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru | Size: Habitat: Diet: | LC |
A further two fossil species have been placed in the genus:
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