Black-faced Ibis vs Buff-necked Ibis

Black-faced Ibis

Theristicus melanopis

Huge1.5 kgUrban

It has a total length of approximately 75 centimetres (30 in). The head, neck and lower chest are buffish, the crown and nape are cinnamon, the upperparts and (often incomplete) chest-band are grey, the belly and flight feathers are black, and the wing-coverts are whitish (though not contrasting strongly with the grey upperparts). The bill, throat-wattle and bare skin around the eyes are blackish and the legs are red.

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Photo: Frank Vassen(Grasmücke) · CC BY 2.5

Buff-necked Ibis

Theristicus caudatus

Huge1.7 kgGrassland

It has a total length of approximately 75 centimetres (30 in). The neck is buffish, the upperparts are grey, the belly and flight feathers are black, and there is a large white patch in the wings. In flight, where the relatively short legs do not extend beyond the tail (unlike e.g. Eudocimus and Plegadis), the white patch forms a broad white band on the upperwing that separates the black remiges and the grey lesser wing-coverts. The bill and bare skin around the eyes are blackish and the legs are red.

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Photo: JuanCMuniz · CC BY 4.0

Photos and recordings are credited to their authors under the licence shown. Full profiles: Black-faced Ibis and Buff-necked Ibis.