Glossy Ibis nesting - a Nebraska first - NEBRASKAland Magazine

The population increase and range expansion of the Glossy Ibis is one of the more interesting avian stories of the last quarter century.  Nebraska claimed it first documented record not that long ago in 1999.  In less than two decades since, Glossy Ibis have essentially become regular (annual) in occurrence in our state.  It is not unusual nowadays for multiple birds to be reported in a single season.  This species has also increased throughout the Great Plains and has been found nesting in Wyoming and Oklahoma (North American Birds 65:653).  These initial breeding records from the Great Plains involvedhybridization with White-faced Ibis.  At some point in the future, it is expected to be found nesting in Nebraska.



Glossy Ibis nesting - a Nebraska first - NEBRASKAland Magazine