white-faced ibis

This close relative of the widespread Glossy Ibis replaces that species in western North America. Immatures such as this are almost impossible to distinguish from Glossy Ibis unless the diagnostic red eye of White-faced can be seen. As both species expand their ranges, hybrids between the two...

White Faced Ibis

White-faced Ibis (Plegadis chihi) Nonbreeding plumage.

Breeding plumage

So ... my travels took me through three distant places that have very different relationships to endemic birds. Australia, it seems, has many, and it's fairly easy to come across at least some of them simply by walking in parks. New Zealand has a smaller proportion of endemics, many of which can...

White faced Ibis from Chile

Light hit the feathers just right.

White-faced Ibis (Plegadis chihi) Sexes similar, adult breeding plumage. Photographed in Shoveler Pond, Anauhac National Wildlife Refuge, northwest of High Island abutting East Bay, Chambers County, Texas, USA. Coastal marshes and prairies at 2-3 m (6-10 ft) elevation.

White-faced Ibis (Plegadis chihi) Sexes similar but juvenile differs from adults. Photographed in Shoveler Pond, Anauhac National Wildlife Refuge, northwest of High Island abutting East Bay, Chambers County, Texas, USA. Coastal marshes and prairies at 2-3 m (6-10 ft) elevation. 6

Those "light streaks" across the image are blurred out fence wires.

Sorry again, folks. Haven't had the time to browse or post for a couple of days. Thought I'd try to catch up now and got a bit of browsing done, but it's another early day tomorrow and I'd better meet it with more sleep than I got last night. So here come three good shots from my expedition...

White-faced Ibis (Plegadis chihi) Adult nonbreeding. Sexes similar. Photographed in Shoveler Pond, Anauhac National Wildlife Refuge, northwest of High Island abutting East Bay, Chambers County, Texas, USA. Coastal marshes and prairies at 2-3 m (6-10 ft) elevation.

Not entirely caught up on browsing, woke up in stuffy hotel room with a cold (hope I didn't catch husband's flu bug on my one day at home), sinuses still splitting from yesterday's landing, and tonight I have to present my paper. Sigh. I'll just post real quick and get back to BF later. Two...

Not entirely caught up on browsing, woke up in stuffy hotel room with a cold (hope I didn't catch husband's flu bug on my one day at home), sinuses still splitting from yesterday's landing, and tonight I have to present my paper. Sigh. I'll just post real quick and get back to BF later. Two...

Ibis and stilt side by side. Not so much difference in size as I thought when I first saw the ibis. Perhaps it's the slimming effect of the coloring on the stilt that makes the stilt seem smaller?

Another of my Hawaiian firsts. This one seen at Kealia Pond National Wildlife Refuge. I did get a couple somewhat better shots of the White-faced ibis, but I'll start with this one. This is the better of two shots that show one of the ibis tossing a tiny morsel from the muck (maybe a snail?)...

Taken at a desert wildlife sanctuary in central Nevada, This illustrates the benefit of having a long lens. This bird was at least a quarter mile away and I had no opportunity to get closer. Pahanagat National Wildlife Refuge is a string of three small, natural lakes in the Great Basin area of...

Plegadis chihi - ibis de cara blanca - white-faced Ibis

Winter Plumage, a common resident in lakes in center Mexico, common but not easy take a good photo, they are very suspicious