Jose B. Ruiz / Glossy ibis {Plegadis falcinellus} dispalying in wetland, sequence 2/2, Donana NP, Spain

Rolf Nussbaumer / Glossy ibis, winter plumage {Plegadis falcinellus} Everglades, Florida, USA

Murray Cooper / Greater Blue-eared Glossy-Starling (Lamprotornis chalybaeus), Kruger National Park, South Africa

Robin Chittenden / Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus) wading in water, Lesvos, Greece, April

Tui De Roy / Glossy flowerpiercer (Diglossa lafresnayii) robs nectar by puncturing flower base, Yanacocha Reserve, Jocotoco Foundation, 3,200m altitude on west slope of Pichincha Volcano, Andean cloud forest, Ecua...

Tom Vezo / Eastern Glossy Snake (Arizona elegans) in tree, Arizona

LYNN M. STONE / Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus) foraging in floating bed of hydrilla on freshwater lake. Sarasota, Florida, USA, April.

LYNN M. STONE / Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus) foraging in shallow river on foggy spring morning. Sarasota County, Florida, USA, April.

LYNN M. STONE / Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus) foraging in shallows of lake. Sarasota, Florida, USA, March.

Roland Seitre / Long-tailed Glossy-Starling (Lamprotornis caudatus). Fathala Reserve, Toubacouta, Senegal.

Nick Upton / Carrion crow (Corvus corone) portrait, St James Park, London, UK, January

Martin Willis / Glossy Black-Cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus lathami) male feeding on seeds, Mirrabooka, New South Wales, Australia

Richard Du Toit / Greater Blue-eared Glossy-Starling (Lamprotornis chalybaeus) on aloe, Mpumalanga, South Africa

Nick Upton / 2020VISION / Carrion crow (Corvus corone) foraging on lawn with woman standing in shadow and a man running in the background, St. James's Park, London, UK, January. Did you know? These clever birds have been known...

Loic Poidevin / Glossy Ibis (Plagadis falcinellus) in profile. Breton Marsh, French Atlantic Coast, January.

Loic Poidevin / Glossy Ibis (Plagadis falcinellus) in profile. Breton Marsh, French Atlantic Coast, January.

Theo Allofs / Long-tailed Glossy-Starling (Lamprotornis caudatus) pair fighting, Moremi Game Reserve, Okavango Delta, Botswana

Anup Shah / Greater Blue eared starling (Lamprotornis chalybaeus) perched on branch, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

Robin Chittenden / Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus) standing in water. Lesvos, Greece, May.

Richard Du Toit / Greater Blue-eared Glossy-Starling (Lamprotornis chalybaeus) on seed pod, Kruger National Park, South Africa

Jouan & Rius / Mangrove leaves (Rhizophora sp), Bako NP, Borneo, Sarawak, Malaysia

Tui De Roy / Greater Blue-eared Glossy-Starling (Lamprotornis chalybaeus), Ol Pejeta Conservancy, Kenya

Tui De Roy / Greater Blue-eared Glossy-Starling (Lamprotornis chalybaeus), Laikipia Wildlife Conservancy, Kenya

Tui De Roy / Greater Blue-eared Glossy-Starling (Lamprotornis chalybaeus), Mpala Research Centre, Kenya

Tui De Roy / Greater Blue-eared Glossy-Starling (Lamprotornis chalybaeus) pair and Wattled Starling (Creatophora cinerea) group, Kenya

Edwin Giesbers / Asian Glossy starling (Aplonis panayensis) perched on Oil palm tree (Elaeis guineensis) near fruit, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia, June

Dave Bevan / Glossy ibis (Plegadis falcinellus) walking through grassland pool, Carmarthenshire, Wales, UK, September 2009

Dave Bevan / Glossy ibis (Plegadis falcinellus) group feeding in grass field, Carmarthenshire, Wales, UK, September 2009

Dave Bevan / Glossy ibis (Plegadis falcinellus) group feeding in grass field, Carmarthenshire, Wales, UK, September 2009

Pete Oxford / Glossy Flower-piercer (Diglossa lafresnayii), Mindo Cloud Forest, western slope of Andes, Ecuador

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Glossy ibis {Plegadis falcinellus} in flight, Oman, January

Hermann Brehm / Burchell's glossy starling (Lamprotornis australis) perched, Africa

Hermann Brehm / Burchell's glossy starling (Lamprotornis australis) perched, Africa

Hermann Brehm / Long-tailed glossy starling (Lamprotornis caudatus) calling, Africa

Hermann Brehm / Long-tailed Glossy starling (Lamprotornis caudatus) calling, Africa

Hermann Brehm / Long-tailed Glossy starling (Lamprotornis caudatus) calling, Africa.

Vincent Grafhorst / Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus) standing in shallow water with reflection, Gaborone Game Reserve, Botswana

Vincent Grafhorst / Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus) flying, Gaborone Game Reserve, Botswana

Murray Cooper / Glossy-black Thrush (Turdus serranus) male, Ecuador

John Cancalosi / Rubber Boa (Charina bottae) coiled within itself, Oregon, USA, captive

Angelo Gandolfi / Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus) flock flying over a Cork Oak tree (Quercus ruber), Coto del Rey area, Coto Donana National Park, Andalusia, Spain. Probably overwintering during migration.

David Tipling / Glossy swiftlets (Collocalia esculenta) inside dwelling near nest, Cebu, Philippines

David Tipling / Asian glossy starling (Aplonis panayensis) perched, Cebu, Philippines

David Tipling / Glossy swiftlet (Collocalia esculenta) nesting inside dwelling, Cebu, Philippines

Rod Williams / Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus) standing in patch of sunlight, drying out after bathing, Lamington National Park, SE Queensland, Australia, March

Rod Williams / Superb Glossy Starling (Lamprotornis superbus) perched, East Africa, November

Rod Williams / Superb Glossy Starling (Lamprotornis superbus) perched, singing, East Africa, November

Rod Williams / Superb Glossy Starlings (Lamprotornis superbus) bathing, East Africa, February

Juan Carlos Munoz / Glossy ibis (Plegadis falcinellus) feeding in wetlands, Andalucia, Spain, March

Juan Carlos Munoz / Four Glossy ibis (Plegadis falcinellus) feeding in wetlands, Andalucia, Spain, March

Tim Laman / Detail of rainforest plants after rain. A twisted liana and glossy leaves of understory plants, Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea, January 2008

Tui De Roy / Glossy-black Thrush (Turdus serranus) in rainforest tree, Bellavista Cloud Forest Reserve, Ecuador

Konrad Wothe / Asian Glossy Starling (Aplonis panayensis) adult and immature feeding on banana, India

Kerstin Hinze / Icicles in glossy moss cave, Rausu, Shiretoko, Hokkaido, Japan

Kerstin Hinze / Icicles in glossy moss cave, Rausu, Shiretoko, Hokkaido, Japan

Kerstin Hinze / Icicles in glossy moss cave, Rausu, Shiretoko, Hokkaido, Japan

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / White /Eurasian spoonbill {Platalea leucorodia} pair with one in display, and Glossy ibis {Plegadis falcinellus} Tamil Nadu, India

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Glossy ibis {Plegadis falcinellus} feeding and displaying, Dubai, UAE

Rolf Nussbaumer / Glossy Flower-piercer (Diglossa lafresnayii) adult, Ecuador, Andes, South America, January

Rolf Nussbaumer / Glossy-black Thrush (Turdus serranus) adult perched, Papallacta, Ecuador, Andes, South America, January

Scott Leslie / Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus) flying, Merrit Island National Wildlife Refuge, Florida

Michael Durham / Iris Glossy-Starling (Coccycolius iris) feather, native to lowlands in West Africa

Jose B. Ruiz / Portrait of Glossy ibis {Plegadis falcinellus} feeding in wetlands with beak open, Donana NP, Spain

Jose B. Ruiz / Glossy ibis {Plegadis falcinellus} Donana NP, Spain

Jose B. Ruiz / Glossy ibis {Plegadis falcinellus} scratching sequence 1/2, Donana NP, Spain

Jose B. Ruiz / Glossy ibis {Plegadis falcinellus} scratching sequence 2/2, Donana NP, Spain

Jose B. Ruiz / Glossy ibis {Plegadis falcinellus} foraging in wetlands, Donana NP, Spain

Jose B. Ruiz / Glossy ibis {Plegadis falcinellus} with tag, foraging amongst wetland vegetation, Donana NP, Spain

Jose B. Ruiz / Glossy ibis {Plegadis falcinellus} wading in wetlands, Donana NP, Spain

Jose B. Ruiz / Glossy ibis {Plegadis falcinellus} wading amongst wetland vegetation, Donana NP, Spain

Jose B. Ruiz / Glossy ibis {Plegadis falcinellus} feeding amongst wetland vegetation, Donana NP, Spain

Jose B. Ruiz / Glossy ibis {Plegadis falcinellus} feeding in wetlands, Donana NP, Spain

Jose B. Ruiz / Silhouettes of Glossy ibis {Plegadis falcinellus} with wings outstretched standing in water, Donana NP, Spain

Jose B. Ruiz / Glossy ibis {Plegadis falcinellus} with tag, Donana NP, Spain

Jose B. Ruiz / Glossy ibis {Plegadis falcinellus} Donana NP, Spain

Jose B. Ruiz / Glossy ibis {Plegadis falcinellus} with tag, displaying in wetlands, Donana NP, Spain

Jose B. Ruiz / Glossy ibis {Plegadis falcinellus} wading in wetlands, Donana NP, Spain

Jose B. Ruiz / Glossy ibis {Plegadis falcinellus} wading in wetlands, Donana NP, Spain

Jose B. Ruiz / Glossy ibis {Plegadis falcinellus} dispalying in wetland, sequence 1/2, Donana NP, Spain

Jose B. Ruiz / Glossy ibis {Plegadis falcinellus} wading in wetlands, Donana NP, Spain

Jose B. Ruiz / Glossy ibis {Plegadis falcinellus} standing in wetlands, Donana NP, Spain

Jose B. Ruiz / Glossy ibis {Plegadis falcinellus} in wetlands, Donana NP, Spain

Jose B. Ruiz / Glossy ibis {Plegadis falcinellus} portrait, in wetlands, Donana NP, Spain

Jose B. Ruiz / Glossy ibis {Plegadis falcinellus} wading in wetlands, Donana NP, Spain

Jose B. Ruiz / Glossy ibis {Plegadis falcinellus} standing amongst water vegetation, Donana NP, Spain

Jose B. Ruiz / Glossy ibis {Plegadis falcinellus} feeding amongst wetland vegetation, Donana NP, Spain

Rod Williams / Blue eared / Green glossy starling {Lamprotornis chalybaeus} captive, from Central and Southern Africa

Richard Du Toit / Greater Blue-eared Glossy-Starling (Lamprotornis chalybaeus), Chobe River, Botswana

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Glossy ibis (Plegadis falcinellus) wading, Khawr Taqah, Oman

George McCarthy / Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus) with winter plumage, New Mexico, USA

George McCarthy / Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus) with winter plumage, New Mexico, USA

George McCarthy / Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus) with winter plumage, wading through shallow water, New Mexico, USA

Bernard Castelein / Portrait of Glossy ibis (Plegadis falcinellus), Keoladeo Ghana NP, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India

Mike Wilkes / Ruppell's long tailed starling {Lamprotornis purpuropterus} Lake Baringo, Kenya

Mike Wilkes / Blue eared glossy starling {Lamprotornis chalybaeus} Lake Nakuru, Kenya

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Blue eared glossy starling {Lamprotornis chalybaeus} Kruger, South Africa.