Bird
Glossy Ibis
Plegadis falcinellus · Threskiornithidae · Pelecaniformes
Best monthsJan · Apr–Maymost records
Records1,419,484in 114 countries
Most seen inUnited States678,139 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
Photo: Egretta_garzetta_Plegadis_falcinellus_Syracuse.jpg: Gabriele Iuvara derivative w · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsReport this photo · linked, not stored
About
Glossy Ibis in brief
The glossy ibis (Plegadis falcinellus) is a bird of the Threskiornithidae family — species of bird.
Across the 114 countries we cover it has 1,419,484 published records, most of them from the United States, India and Spain. It is recorded through much of the year, most often in January, April and May.
Its global conservation status is least concern on the IUCN Red List.
Records by month
All countries combined · the strongest months highlightedJFMAMJJASOND
Where & when
When to look in each country
United States678,139 records · best May, Apr
India167,975 records · best Jan, Dec
Spain147,271 records · best May, Apr
Australia79,419 records · best Oct, Nov
South Africa72,159 records · best Jan, Nov
France43,880 records · best May, Apr
Portugal43,118 records · best Aug, Sep
Israel40,406 records · best Aug, Apr
Netherlands24,499 records · best May, Aug
United Kingdom8,642 records · best Oct, Sep
United Arab Emirates8,512 records · best Oct, Jan
Türkiye8,250 records · best Apr, May
Kenya6,786 records · best Nov, Oct
Greece5,872 records · best Apr, May
Botswana4,883 records · best Aug, Sep
Morocco4,385 records · best Apr, Mar
Tanzania3,858 records · best Oct, Nov
Venezuela3,753 records · best Feb, May
Bahamas3,746 records · best Oct, Sep
Italy3,697 records · best Apr, May
Romania3,338 records · best May, Aug
Egypt3,305 records · best Dec, Nov
Oman3,235 records · best Nov, Feb
Jamaica2,864 records · best Mar, Feb
Cyprus2,845 records · best Apr, Aug
Zambia2,775 records · best Oct, Nov
Russia2,704 records · best May, Apr
Zimbabwe2,621 records · best Oct, Nov
Namibia2,416 records · best Oct, Sep
Cuba2,213 records · best Mar, Feb
Denmark2,189 records · best May, Sep
Bulgaria1,968 records · best May, Apr
Sri Lanka1,952 records · best Jan, Feb
Belgium1,813 records · best Apr, Sep
Ukraine1,614 records · best Aug, May
Georgia1,248 records · best Sep, May
Ethiopia1,245 records · best Feb, Nov
Mozambique1,188 records · best Nov, May
Iran1,055 records · best May, Apr
Senegal1,049 records · best Jan, Feb
Dominican Republic924 records · best Mar, Sep
Cambodia917 records · best Feb, Mar
Saudi Arabia865 records · best Oct, Sep
Madagascar851 records · best Nov, Oct
Myanmar792 records · best Jan, Feb
Kuwait740 records · best Apr, Mar
New Zealand726 records · best Nov, Dec
Armenia604 records · best May, Jun
Hungary573 records · best May, Jul
Ireland525 records · best Sep, Oct
Serbia514 records · best Jul, May
Barbados506 records · best Oct, Sep
Kazakhstan470 records · best May, Jun
Croatia458 records · best Apr, May
Cape Verde449 records · best Apr, May
Malawi435 records · best Oct, Nov
Rwanda413 records · best Jul, Dec
Trinidad and Tobago381 records · best Dec, Oct
Bangladesh358 records · best Feb, Oct
Palestine352 records · best Apr, May
Azerbaijan300 records · best Sep, May
Jordan286 records · best Apr, Oct
Uzbekistan254 records · best May, Apr
Montenegro245 records · best Apr, May
Haiti237 records · best Dec, Apr
Eswatini227 records · best Jan, Dec
Algeria226 records · best Sep, Oct
Switzerland223 records · best May, Apr
Pakistan203 records · best Sep, Mar
Slovenia196 records · best May, Apr
Moldova194 records · best May, Aug
Grenada181 records · best Oct, Sep
Albania165 records · best Apr, May
Tunisia149 records · best Apr, Jan
Qatar129 records · best Sep, Oct
Mauritania125 records · best Jan, Dec
Benin124 records · best Apr, Jan
Bosnia and Herzegovina93 records · best May, Apr
Czechia91 records · best May, Sep
Saint Kitts and Nevis85 records · best Sep, Jan
Chad83 records · best Feb, Sep
Yemen81 records · best Feb, Mar
Iceland79 records · best Sep, Oct
Lebanon74 records · best Apr, Aug
Sudan74 records · best Jan, Aug
Kyrgyzstan72 records · best May, Aug
Bahrain61 records · best Oct, Sep
Antigua and Barbuda53 records · best Mar, Jan
Tajikistan46 records · best May, Apr
Iraq44 records · best Apr, Mar
Slovakia42 records · best May, Jul
Saint Lucia34 records · best Nov, Sep
Malta26 records · best Apr, Mar
North Macedonia23 records · best Aug, May
Niger23 records · best Dec, Mar
East Timor19 records · best Oct, May
Turkmenistan17 records · best May, Apr
Burundi15 records · best Oct, Jan
Lesotho15 records · best Dec, Nov
Mali14 records · best Feb, Jun
South Sudan14 records · best Jul, May
Syria11 records · best Apr, Sep
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11 records · best Oct, Sep
Belarus10 records · best Oct, Sep
Djibouti10 records · best Oct, Sep
Somalia10 records · best Feb, Jul
Afghanistan8 records · best Apr, May
Dominica8 records · best Mar, Apr
Eritrea7 records · best Mar, Apr
Maldives6 records · best Jan, Mar
Palau6 records · best May, Jun
Seychelles6 records · best Jun, Dec
Libya5 records · best Sep, Apr
Kosovo4 records · best May, Apr
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.