Physical 

The Glossy Ibis grows up to 25 inches in length.  Adults have a dark, glossy chestnut body with iridescent green color on the wings. They have a long, slender, sickle-shaped bill.

Image by USFWS Southeast Region

Habitat

 P. falcinellus lives in fresh and brackish marshes, swamps, and estuaries.  They range from Maine to Florida, wintering mainly south of the Carolinas.

Feeding 

The Glossy Ibis uses it beak to probe shallow water and marshes for food, mainly crayfish, fiddler crabs, insects, and occasionally snakes.