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
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Species | |
Synonyms | |
Plegadornis C. L. Brehm, 1855 |
Plegadis is a bird genus in the family Threskiornithidae. The genus name derives from Ancient Greek plegados, "sickle", referring to the distinctive shape of the bill.[1] Member species are found on every continent except Antarctica as well as a number of islands.
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