Birds of the World

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Genus: Plegadis (3 species)


White-faced Ibis (Plegadis chihi) Range: NA, MA, SA: c USA to c Argentina Vancouver, Canada
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White-faced Ibis (Plegadis chihi) Immature Range: NA, MA, SA: c USA to c Argentina Imperial Beach, San Diego County, California, USA
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Similar to the Glossy Ibis, but adults with a white face, red eye and red facial skin. Immatures are quite similar.


Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus) Range: Worldwide but disjunctly: s Europe, Sub-Saharan Africa, Madagascar, c, s Asia to Philippines, Sulawesi, Java and Australia; also e and Gulf coasts of N America, Caribbean and n Venezuela Marievale Nature Reserve, South Africa
Photograph by Tom Friedel © All Rights Reserved.

Found worldwide usually in or near wetlands.


Puna Ibis (Plegadis ridgwayi) Range: SA: n Peru to n Chile and nw Argentina Cusco, Peru
Photograph by George Scott Photography © All Rights Reserved.

© Tom Friedel - All Rights Reserved, except for images and data otherwise noted.       Colombia       Panama       Ecuador       Costa Rica       Mexico
Experimental sites:       Peru       Venezuela       The World       Brazil       Bolivia
Really Experimental sites:       Guyana       Cuba