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| − | ;Eudocimus albus | + | ;[[:Category:Eudocimus|Eudocimus]] albus |
| + | ''Also known as American White Ibis.'' | ||
| − | [[Image:White_Ibis.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Steve G<br />Photo taken: Southern Dunes, Polk County, Florida.]] | + | [[Image:White_Ibis.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Steve G.<br />Photo taken: Southern Dunes, Polk County, [[Florida]], USA.]] |
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | + | Adults are 65 cm long with a 95 cm wingspan. They have all-white plumage except for black wingtips (visible in flight) and reddish bills and legs. The red bill blends into the face of breeding birds; non-breeding birds show a pink to red face. Juveniles are largely brown with duller bare parts; they are distinguished from the [[Glossy Ibis|Glossy]] and [[White-faced Ibis]]es by white underparts and rumps. | |
==Distribution & Taxonomy== | ==Distribution & Taxonomy== | ||
| − | + | Occurs from the mid-Atlantic coast of the United States south through most of the New World tropics. | |
| − | This bird hybridizes with the Scarlet Ibis, and they are sometimes considered conspecific | + | This bird hybridizes with the [[Scarlet Ibis]], and they are sometimes considered conspecific. |
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
It occurs in marshy wetlands and pools near the coast. It also occurs on mowed grass and has become common in some city parks | It occurs in marshy wetlands and pools near the coast. It also occurs on mowed grass and has become common in some city parks | ||
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This ibis feeds by probing with its long, downcurved beak. Its diet consists of various fish, frogs and other water creatures, as well as insects. | This ibis feeds by probing with its long, downcurved beak. Its diet consists of various fish, frogs and other water creatures, as well as insects. | ||
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| + | ==References== | ||
| + | Keith Bildstein, ''White Ibis: Wetland Wanderer'' (Smithsonian: 1993), ISBN 1560982233 | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Eudocimus+albus}} | {{GSearch|Eudocimus+albus}} | ||
| − | [[Category:Birds]] | + | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Eudocimus]] |
Revision as of 20:54, 7 January 2008
- Eudocimus albus
Also known as American White Ibis.
Identification
Adults are 65 cm long with a 95 cm wingspan. They have all-white plumage except for black wingtips (visible in flight) and reddish bills and legs. The red bill blends into the face of breeding birds; non-breeding birds show a pink to red face. Juveniles are largely brown with duller bare parts; they are distinguished from the Glossy and White-faced Ibises by white underparts and rumps.
Distribution & Taxonomy
Occurs from the mid-Atlantic coast of the United States south through most of the New World tropics. This bird hybridizes with the Scarlet Ibis, and they are sometimes considered conspecific.
Habitat
It occurs in marshy wetlands and pools near the coast. It also occurs on mowed grass and has become common in some city parks
Behaviour
The song of the male is an advertising hunk-hunk-hunk-hunk. The female squeals. When feeding, the birds often give a soft, grunting croo, croo, croo as they forage. Like the other species of ibis, the White Ibis flies with neck and legs outstreched, often in long, loose lines. It builds a stick nest in trees, bushes, or over water, and 2 to 5 eggs are typically laid. White ibises are monogomous and colonial, usually nesting in mixed colonies with other wading species.
This ibis feeds by probing with its long, downcurved beak. Its diet consists of various fish, frogs and other water creatures, as well as insects.
References
Keith Bildstein, White Ibis: Wetland Wanderer (Smithsonian: 1993), ISBN 1560982233
