Birds
Glossy Ibis
Plegadis falcinellus · Țigănuș
A dark wading bird with a down-curved bill whose plumage shines bronze and green in good light.
At a glance
- Status in Romania
- Summer visitor
- Habitat
- Wetland
- Activity
- Daytime
- Diet
- Insects, worms, snails and small aquatic animals.
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)
- Photography difficulty
- Moderate
Identification
Dark chestnut with metallic green and purple gloss, long curved bill.
Habitat
Marshes, flooded meadows and shallow lakes.
Approximate range in Romania
When it is active
Daytime
Diet
Insects, worms, snails and small aquatic animals.
Behaviour
Feeds in flocks, probing mud with its bill; flies in lines.
Seasonality in Romania
SOR records arrival from late March, with some birds staying into October, occasionally November. Late records do not imply regular or widespread presence.
- JanUnknown
- FebUnknown
- MarPresent
- AprPresentMigration*
- MayPresentBreeding*
- JunPresentBreeding*
- JulPresentBreeding*
- AugPresentBreeding*
- SepPresentMigration*
- OctPresent
- NovPresent
- DecUnknown
Source-verified months inform the seasonal filters. Local timing can vary. Unconfirmed months do not imply absence. * Event timing retained from the earlier entry, not yet source-verified.
Breeding
Nests in mixed colonies with herons.
How to find it
Flooded meadows and marshes of the Danube Delta in summer.
Photography
General guidance based on the species’ behaviour, not a report of Nick’s personal field experience.
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- Light
- Side light shows the metallic gloss best.
Practical starting points, not fixed rules.