Plegadis falcinellus in April, in Lagoa dos Salgados, Algarve.
Extremely slender but round -winged in flight, elegant, round bodied, but long necked on the ground, the Glossy Ibis looks almost black unless seen closely in good ligth. Then, it shows reflections of bronze and deep coppery red. Migratory specie, most european birds winter in Africa. Gregarious, nests colonially in trees, feeding on fish and amphibious along marshlands.
You can find it in South Portugal for example, in Ria formosa Natural Park, Lagoa dos Salgados and Castro Marim
