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Glossy Ibis
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Species insights

Parks where hosts record the Glossy Ibis

Stays that give back

Across the Free State

Glen Reenen Rest Camp

Glen Reenen Rest Camp

Golden Gate Highlands National Park

From R 339a night

Glossy Ibis recorded here

Glen Reenen Rest Camp
Highlands Mountain Retreat

Highlands Mountain Retreat

Golden Gate Highlands National Park

From R 2,160a night

Glossy Ibis recorded here

Highlands Mountain Retreat
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Adamsview

Adamsview

Gariep Dam

From R 1,000a night
Adamsview
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When and where to find the Glossy Ibis

Hosts have recorded the Glossy Ibis at stays in or beside Golden Gate Highlands National Park.

How and when to see the Glossy Ibis

Best hours of the day

  • The first hours after sunrise, and late afternoon. Birds call and feed most in the cool.
  • Midday. Quieter, especially in summer heat.

Ways to look

Drive yourself

Your own vehicle and pace, on the park's roads.

Where hosts record it

Golden Gate Highlands

Species

Plegadis falcinellus

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Questions travellers ask

A record means a host has seen the Glossy Ibis on the property or nearby. It is never a guarantee of a sighting.

Which parks and reserves are best for the Glossy Ibis in Free State?

Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Glossy Ibis at stays in or beside Golden Gate Highlands National Park. A record means a host has seen it on the property or nearby, which makes these the places to base yourself; it is never a guarantee of a sighting on any given day.

What is the Glossy Ibis?

The white-faced ibis is a wading bird in the ibis family, Threskiornithidae.