White-faced Ibis

Taxobox
name = White-faced Ibis

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image_width = 240px
status = LC
status_system = iucn3.1
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Aves
subclassis = Neornithes
infraclassis = Neognathae
superordo = Neoaves
ordo = Ciconiiformes
familia = Threskiornithidae
genus = "Plegadis"
species = "P. chihi"
binomial = "Plegadis chihi"
binomial_authority = (Vieillot, 1817)
synonyms = "Plegadis falcinellus chihi"
"Plegadis falcinellus mexicana"

The White-faced Ibis ("Plegadis chihi") is a wading bird in the ibis family Threskiornithidae.

This species breeds colonially in marshes, usually nesting in bushes or low trees. Its breeding range extends from the western USA south through Mexico, as well as from southeastern Brazil and southeastern Bolivia south to central Argentina, and along the coast of central Chile. Its winter range extends from southern California and Louisiana south to include the rest of its breeding range.

It is very similar to the Glossy Ibis in its non-breeding plumages, but the plumage color is somewhat warmer and breeding adults have a pink face bordered with white, a grey bill, and redder legs (see ). Adults have red eyes year-round, whereas Glossy Ibises have dark eyes. Juveniles of the two species are nearly identical.

References

* Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern

*"The Sibley Guide to Birds", David Sibley, 2000, ISBN 0-679-45122-6

External links

* [http://birds.cornell.edu/programs/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/White-faced_Ibis_dtl.html White-faced Ibis Species Account] - Cornell Lab of Ornithology
* [http://www.sdakotabirds.com/species/white_faced_ibis_info.htm White-faced Ibis Information and Photos] - South Dakota Birds and Birding
* [http://www.mbr-pwrc.usgs.gov/id/framlst/i1870id.html White-faced Ibis - "Plegadis chihi"] - USGS Patuxent Bird Identification InfoCenter