White-faced Ibis (Plegadis chihi)

Other Names (World)
White-faced Ibis, White faced Glossy Ibis

Family
Threskiornithidae (Ibises, Spoonbills)

Size
46 - 66 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Vieillot, 1817)

Habitat
Inland wetlands. From sea-level - 2,500 m.

Range (Guide)

Argentina, Aruba, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada (B), Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay (B), USA (B), Venezuela.

Central California and north-western USA southern down both coasts of Mexico, wintering south to northern Central America. Also south-central South America, from south-eastern Bolivia, Paraguay and southern Brazil to north-central Chile, north-central Argentina and Uruguay.

Population
Estimated population is 1,200,000 (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (47)...)

White-faced Ibis (Plegadis chihi) [XC217933]
by Dan Lane from Aquidauana, MS. Fazenda Aguap\u00e9, Brazil (call)

White-faced Ibis (Plegadis chihi) [XC686663]
by Manuel Grosselet from Bag\u00e9, State of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil (flight call)

Subspecies
Forms superspecies with Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus), of which formerly considered subspecies. Hybrids have been reported in captivity, but not known under natural conditions in narrow zone of overlap in southern Louisiana, USA.

No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for White-faced Ibis (Plegadis chihi) - 10 files

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