Order
Pelecaniformes
Family
Threskiornithidae
Genus
Plegadis
Species
falcinellus
Conservation Status
Least Concern
Location Photographed
Kenya, Texas,
Number of Sub-Species
0
Migratory or Resident
Partially Migratory
Preferred Habitat
Shallow water and marshes at lagoons, flood plains, wet meadows, swamps, reseroirs, sewage ponds, irrigated farmland and at the edges of lakes and riers.
Distribution and Range
Sub Sahara Africa, Australia, southwest Asia, Indian Subcontinent, southeast US, Caribbean
Food
Insects, leeches, molluscs, crustaceans, fish, amphibians, lizards and small birds