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Glossy Ibis

Plegadis falcinellus

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in New York.January 2,855, February 2,823, March 3,816, April 6,666, May 11,455, June 5,599, July 4,220, August 3,842, September 4,471, October 4,123, November 2,816, December 2,609.
United States846,394
New York55,295
Virginia44,515
Maryland42,905
Massachusetts38,332
Alaska36,536
Georgia19,724
Connecticut14,814
New Hampshire10,811
Canada10,058

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Traits

Group and habits

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassBirds · Aves
OrderPelicans, Herons, and Allies · Pelecaniformes
FamilyIbises and Spoonbills · Threskiornithidae
GenusPlegadis Ibises · Plegadis

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