White Ibis (Eudocimus albus)
The White Ibis is distributed near the coasts of south-eastern USA, Central America, the West Indies and northern South America from Colombia to Venezuela and north-west Peru.
White ibis Eudocimus albus
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Length: 22 inches Wingspan: 38 inches
Sexes similar
Medium-sized long-legged long-necked wading bird
Long, decurved bill
Holds neck extended in flight ...
White Ibis (Eudocimus albus)
Adult capturing an earthworm from the flooded lawn of the Bodie Island lighthouse.
Tossing the earthworm into its gullet! ...
White Ibis ( Eudocimus albus )
White Ibis, Laguna Madre Nature Trail, South Padre Island, Texas
Photograph by Alan And Elaine Wilson. Some rights reserved. (view image details) ...
White Ibis
Eudocimus albus
The White Ibis (Eudocimus albus) is a resident of marshes, swamps, lakes and wetlands in the Americas from Baja to the eastern United States and south into South America.
White ibises spend most of their day foraging in shallow water for crabs, crayfish, insects, snails, frogs, snakes, and small fish. They find their prey by wading slowly and probing the mud and water carefully with their long, curved bill.
White Ibis distribution is prone to rapid change in any given area. The species tends to be nomadic; large breeding colonies respond quickly to changes in habitat or food supply.
The white ibis wades in the water sweepings its heads form side-to-side in search of food. It uses its long, curved bill to probe in the mud for crabs and crayfish. It swallows its prey whole.
The mature White Ibis is easily distinguished from other Ibis, thanks to its stark all-white plumage. Generally a bird found near the coastlines in the Southeastern United States, strays do occasionally wander well north of the normal breeding range.
White Ibis
(Eudocimus albus)
Photograph © David Sarkozi 1994
The White Ibis as an adult is a distince bird. Snowy white, long pink decurved bill and facial skin (redder during the breeding season). In flight the wings have black tips.
White Ibis
Eudocimus albus (Linnaeus)
Status Four records. An adult was found on Bon Portage Island on 13 July 1959 by Evelyn Richardson, possibly brought by a hurricane that grazed the province two days earlier.
White Ibis in Flight
"The White Ibis flies in straight line formation with neck and legs outstretched, roosts high in ...
Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge
01/30/11 ...
WHITE IBIS, Tantalus albus, Wils. Amer. Orn., vol. viii. p. 43.
IBIS ALBA, Bonap. Syn., p. 312.
WHITE IBIS, Nutt. Man., vol. ii. p. 86.
WHITE IBIS, Ibis alba, Aud. Orn. Biog., vol. iii. p. 173; vol. v. p. 593.
The American White Ibis is a bird of the southeastern United States and the Neotropics. The "American" part of their name is added to distinguish them from the Australian White Ibis, which is a very different bird with an all-black head.
1. White Ibis, Orlando
2. Great Blue Heron, Orlando
3. Egret getting a bird's eye view, Merritt Island, Florida ...
White ibises (Eudocimus albus) are about 58-69 cm (23-27 in.) tall, with a wingspan of 97 cm (38 in.). The giant ibis (Thaumatibis gigantean) is 102-106 cm (40 -42 in.) tall.
WEIGHT:
The white ibis weighs approximately 1.35 kg (3 lb.).
White ibis (Eudocimus albus)
Madagascar sacred ibis (Threskiornis bernieri)
Northern bald ibis (Geronticus eremita)
Black-faced spoonbill (Platalea minor)
Black-faced ibis (Theristicus melanopis)
African spoonbill (Platalea alba) ...
White Ibis Eudocimus albus. Breeder. Fairly common in spring, summer, and fall in Gulf Coast region, but uncommon in winter. Uncommon in spring, summer, and fall in Inland Coastal Plain and occasional in winter.
White Ibis
Summer Sighting Information: rare
Nest on or near Refuge? no
Blue Jay
Summer Sighting Information: occasional
Nest on or near Refuge? yes ...
White Ibis, Eudocimus albus
Scarlet Ibis, Eudocimus ruber (A)
Glossy Ibis, Plegadis falcinellus (A)
Roseate Spoonbill, Ajaia ajaja ...
The White Ibis and Roseate Spoonbill are species of special concern due to losses of foraging and nesting habitat.
name area season diet/native food plants
Glossy Ibis
CS ...
American White Ibis, Eudocimus albus
Scarlet Ibis, Eudocimus ruber
Genus Plegadis
Glossy Ibis, Plegadis falcinellus
White-faced Ibis, Plegadis chihi
Puna Ibis, Plegadis ridgwayi ...
Australian White Ibis Threskiornis molucca
Ducks, Geese, Swans
Black Swan Cygnus atratus
Mute Swan Cygnus olor ...
Australian White Ibis
Australian White Ibis
Australian White Ibis with numbered wing tags
Australian, Melanesian, and Micronesian Acropsilus Mik (Diptera: Dolichopodidae)
Australia's extinct animals
Australia's extinct animals: illustrations ...
Ibis, White aka American White Ibis Eudocimus albus Found: The Americas
Photographed by: 1, 2, 3, 6, 7) Dick Daniels in North Carolina 5, 8) Dick in Florida
4) Alan D Wilson Laguna Madre Nature Trail, South Padre Island, Texas ...
Australian Black-necked Ibis, Black-necked Ibis, Black-headed Ibis, Australian Sacred Ibis, Sacred Ibis, Australian White Ibis, White Ibis
Bird Family :
Threskiornithidae - Ibises & spoonbills ...
Forages alone or in groups, oft by slowly wading in shallow water, occ commensally with White Ibis or other species. Forages in mixed flocks, occ stealing from smaller species-piracy 5 x more efficient than foraging.
Threskiornithidae(plataleidae)
Plegadis falcinellus. Glossy ibis
Threskiornis molucca. Australian white ibis
Platalea regia. Kotuku-ngatupapa. Royal spoonbill ...
Species in this family:
Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus)
Roseate Spoonbill (Ajaia ajaja)
White Ibis (Eudocimus albus) ...
In the southern part of North America are found the white ibis, Eudocimus albus; the white-faced and eastern glossy ibises, Plegadis falcinellus; and a bird that was formerly called the wood ibis, which is really a stork.
 See also: Ibis, Heron, Purple, Spoonbill, Pelican
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