Glossy Ibis is the most widespread ibis species (North and South America, Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia). Numbers are currently decreasing. Major threats are habitat destruction, pesticide pollution and hunting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Conservation<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u25a0 Listed in Appendix II of Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS, or Bonn Convention<\/strong>) as migratory species that is requiring international cooperation. Taxonomy<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u25a0 Phylum Chordata \u2013 chordates
\u25a0 Listed in Appendix II of the Bern Convention<\/strong> on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats as a strictly protected fauna species.
\u25a0 Listed in Annex I of EU Council Directive 2009\/147\/EC on the Conservation of wild birds (the Birds Directive<\/strong>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u25a0 Class Aves \u2013 birds
\u25a0 Order Pelecaniformes \u2013 pelicans and relatives
\u25a0 Family Threskiornithidae \u2013 ibises and spoonbills
\u25a0 Species Plegadis falcinellus<\/em> \u2013 Glossy Ibis<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":2005,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_editorskit_title_hidden":false,"_editorskit_reading_time":0,"_editorskit_is_block_options_detached":false,"_editorskit_block_options_position":"{}","inline_featured_image":false},"animal-category":[34,36],"animal-filter-1":[],"animal-filter-2":[],"class_list":["post-8009","animal","type-animal","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n