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WetlandPlatform nestLarge · 617 g
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In its non-breeding plumage, the white-faced ibis is very similar to the glossy ibis except that it tends to be slightly smaller and its plumage has a somewhat warmer color. Breeding adults have a pink, bare face bordered with white feathers (rather than a bluish bare face with no bordering feathers), a grey bill, and brighter-colored, redder legs. Adults have red eyes year-round, whereas glossy ibises have dark eyes. Juveniles of the two species are nearly identical. Measurements: Length: 18.1-22.1 in (46-56 cm) Weight: 15.9-18.5 oz (450-525 g) Wingspan: 35.4-36.6 in (90-93 cm)
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When to see the White-faced Ibis
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is April, the month with the most records.
Where to see the White-faced Ibis
The map shades 16 countries with regular records, and 2 more in a lighter tone where the bird turns up only as a stray. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
Recorded as a rare visitor in Costa Rica, Colombia.
About the White-faced Ibis
The white-faced ibis is a wading bird in the ibis family, Threskiornithidae.
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Easily confused with
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusThis species is a mid-sized ibis.
Puna IbisPlegadis ridgwayiThe puna ibis is a medium-sized waterbird, weighing 478–608 g (16.9–21.4 oz) and about 56–61 cm (22–24 in) tall.
Side by side: Glossy Ibis vs White-faced Ibis · Puna Ibis vs White-faced Ibis
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