White Ibis Images

White Ibis Images
White Ibis adult in nonbreeding plumage, Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida

White Ibis Images, Facts and Information:

Eudocimus albus

  • White Ibis are wading birds with white plumage, long decurved bills, pink facial skin and legs that turn red during the breeding season. Immature White Ibis have brown upperparts with white underparts.
  • Some White Ibis migrate, others are year round residents.
  • White Ibis can be found along the Gulf Coast, mid-Atlantic Coast, and the western coast of Mexico. White Ibis prefer coastal salt marsh, swampy, and mangrove habitats.
  • White Ibis eat aquatic crustaceans and insects.
  • White Ibis lay 2 to 4 eggs which hatch in 21 to 22 days. Both sexes incubate and they are monogamous.
  • A group of Ibis can be called a “congregation”, “stand” and “wedge” of ibis.
  • White Ibis can live to be more than 16 years of age.

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