Glossy Ibis

Q: What are the chances of seeing a Glossy Ibis in Kruger National Park?

About 5% of wildlife watchers report a Glossy Ibis sighting in Kruger National Park, based on 429 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Q: When is the best time to see Glossy Ibis in Kruger National Park?

November has the highest sighting rate for Glossy Ibis in Kruger National Park in our monthly data.

Plegadis falcinellus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Cordats)
ClassAves (Aus)
OrderPelecaniformes (Pelicaniformes)
FamilyThreskiornithidae (Ibises and Spoonbills)
GenusPlegadis (Plegadis Ibises)
SpeciesPlegadis falcinellus (Glossy Ibis)

5–10% · With luck

overall probability at Kruger National Park

429 Verified records at Kruger National Park

November Best month highest sighting rate

☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The glossy ibis (Plegadis falcinellus) is a water bird in the order Pelecaniformes and the ibis and spoonbill family Threskiornithidae. The scientific name derives from Ancient Greek plegados and Latin, falcis, both meaning "sickle" and referring to the distinctive shape of the bill. The historical name black curlew was used for the glossy ibis in Norfolk at least until the early 19th century, and this name also appears in Anglo-Saxon literature. Yalden and Albarella do not mention this species as occurring in medieval England. Wikipedia →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Glossy Ibis sighting in Kruger National Park, based on 429 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Kruger National Park

LC Endemic

Bostrychia hagedash

40–50% · Likely

Platalea alba

10–20% · With luck

Threskiornis aethiopicus

Geronticus calvus

Ardea cinerea

Scopus umbretta

Butorides striata

Ardea alba

Egretta garzetta

Bubulcus ibis

Ardea goliath

Ardea purpurea

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📅 Monthly Probability

5–10

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

5–10

Sep

5–10

Oct

10–20

Nov

5–10

Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Probability
1	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	70–80%
2	Keoladeo National Park	🇮🇳 India	60–70%
3	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	50–60%
4	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	40–50%
5	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	40–50%
6	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	40–50%
7	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	40–50%
8	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	30–40%
9	Kakadu National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	20–30%
10	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	20–30%
11	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	20–30%
12	Kaziranga National Park	🇮🇳 India	20–30%
13	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	20–30%
14	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
15	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	10–20%
16	Hortobágy National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	10–20%
17	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	10–20%
18	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	10–20%
19	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
20	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	10–20%
21	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	10–20%
22	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
23	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	10–20%
24	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
25	Ankarafantsika National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	5–10%
26	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	5–10%
27	Los Haitises National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	5–10%
28	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	5–10%
29	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	5–10%
30	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	5–10%
31	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	5–10%
32	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	5–10%
33	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
34	Yala National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	<5%
35	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
36	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
37	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
38	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
39	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	<5%
40	Ranthambore National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
41	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
42	Ciénaga de Zapata	🇨🇺 Cuba	<5%
43	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	<5%
44	Nagarhole National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
45	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	<5%
46	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
47	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
48	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	<5%
49	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	<5%
50	Sundarbans National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
51	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
52	Khao Yai National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	<5%
53	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
54	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	<5%
55	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
56	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
57	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	<5%
58	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
59	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
60	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
61	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	<5%
62	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	<5%
63	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
64	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
65	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
66	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	<5%
67	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	<5%
68	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
69	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	<5%
70	Blue Mountains National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	<5%
71	Awash National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	Insufficient data
72	Kanha National Park	🇮🇳 India	Insufficient data
73	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	Insufficient data
74	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
75	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
76	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	Insufficient data
77	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
78	Selous Game Reserve	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
79	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
80	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	Insufficient data
81	Isla del Coco National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
82	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	Insufficient data
83	Bandipur National Park	🇮🇳 India	Insufficient data
84	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
85	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
86	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
87	Litchfield National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data
88	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
89	Jaragua National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	Insufficient data
90	Nitmiluk National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data
91	Ningaloo Marine Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data
92	Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park	🇯🇲 Jamaica	Insufficient data
93	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
94	Bandhavgarh National Park	🇮🇳 India	Insufficient data
95	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
96	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
97	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	Insufficient data
98	Grampians National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data
99	Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data
100	Satpura National Park	🇮🇳 India	Insufficient data
101	Wilpattu National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	Insufficient data
102	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
103	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
104	Doi Inthanon National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	Insufficient data
105	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
106	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
107	Volcanoes National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	Insufficient data
108	Abel Tasman National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	Insufficient data
109	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
110	Hemis National Park	🇮🇳 India	Insufficient data
111	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
112	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
113	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
114	Jim Corbett National Park	🇮🇳 India	Insufficient data
115	Lamington National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data
116	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
117	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
118	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
119	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Glossy Ibis in Kruger National Park?

About 5% of wildlife watchers report a Glossy Ibis sighting in Kruger National Park, based on 429 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Glossy Ibis in Kruger National Park?

November has the highest sighting rate for Glossy Ibis in Kruger National Park in our monthly data.

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Glossy Ibis

Closest Relatives at Kruger National Park

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African Spoonbill

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Cattle Egret

Goliath Heron

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📅 Monthly Probability

☀️ When They're Spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

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