White-faced Ibis
Plegadis chihi
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPelecaniformes (Pelicaniformes)
- FamilyThreskiornithidae (Ibises and Spoonbills)
- GenusPlegadis (Plegadis Ibises)
- SpeciesPlegadis chihi (White-faced Ibis)
The white-faced ibis (Plegadis chihi) is a wading bird in the ibis family, Threskiornithidae. This species breeds colonially in marshes, usually nesting in bushes or low trees. Its breeding range extends from southwestern Canada and the western United States south through Mexico, as well as from southeastern Brazil and southeastern Bolivia south to central Argentina, and along the coast of central Chile. Its winter range extends from southern California and Louisiana south to include the rest of its breeding range. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Everglades National Park
Glossy Ibis
Plegadis falcinellus
White Ibis
Eudocimus albus
Roseate Spoonbill
Platalea ajaja
Great Egret
Ardea alba
Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias
Little Blue Heron
Egretta caerulea
Green Heron
Butorides virescens
Tricolored Heron
Egretta tricolor
Cattle Egret
Bubulcus ibis
Snowy Egret
Egretta thula
Brown Pelican
Pelecanus occidentalis
American White Pelican
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of White-faced Ibis at Everglades National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there