Plegadis
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Description:
Size: relatively small. Plumage: dark glossy. Other details: decurved bill; long neck and legs; lores naked.
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Statistics of barcoding coverage:
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) Stats
Specimen Records:19
Specimens with Sequences:12
Specimens with Barcodes:12
Species:3
Species With Barcodes:2
Public Records:9
Public Species:2
Public BINs:1
Locations of barcode samples:
Collection Sites: world map showing specimen collection locations for Plegadis
Plegadis:
Plegadis is a bird genus in the family Threskiornithidae. Member species are found on every continent 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 three species:
- Glossy ibis, Plegadis falcinellus
- White-faced ibis, Plegadis chihi
- Puna ibis, Plegadis ridgwayi
A further two fossil species have been placed in the genus:
- Plegadis paganus from the Early Miocene deposits in France
- Plegadis pharangites
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