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White Ibis

Eudocimus albus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Great Smoky Mountains National Park
6 Verified records at Great Smoky Mountains National Park
August Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The American white ibis (Eudocimus albus) is a species of bird in the ibis family, Threskiornithidae. It is found from the southern half of the US East Coast (from southern New Jersey to Georgia), along the Gulf Coast states (Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas) and south through most of the Caribbean coastal regions of Central America. This particular ibis species is a medium-sized wading bird, possessing an overall white plumage with black wing-tips (usually only visible in flight), and having the typical downward-curving bill of the ibises, though of a bright red-orange color, the same hue as its long legs. Males are larger and have longer bills than females. The breeding range runs along the Gulf and Atlantic Coast, and the coasts of Mexico and Central America. Outside the breeding period, the range extends further inland in North America and also includes the Caribbean. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a White Ibis sighting in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, based on 6 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Great Blue Heron
LC Endemic

Great Blue Heron

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ardea herodias

10–20% · With luck
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
LC Endemic

Yellow-crowned Night-Heron

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Nyctanassa violacea

5–10% · Rare
Green Heron

Green Heron

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Butorides virescens

<5% · Rare
Great Egret
LC Endemic

Great Egret

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ardea alba

<5% · Rare
Black-crowned Night Heron
LC

Black-crowned Night Heron

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Nycticorax nycticorax

<5% · Rare
American Bittern
LC

American Bittern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Botaurus lentiginosus

Insufficient data
Little Blue Heron
LC

Little Blue Heron

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Egretta caerulea

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Big Cypress National Preserve 🇺🇸 United States
70–80%
2 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
60–70%
3 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
60–70%
4 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
50–60%
5 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
40–50%
6 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
30–40%
7 Ciénaga de Zapata 🇨🇺 Cuba
30–40%
8 Jaragua National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
30–40%
9 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
30–40%
10 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
11 Bahía de Loreto National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
20–30%
12 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
13 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
14 Coiba National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
20–30%
15 Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
20–30%
16 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
17 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
18 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
19 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
10–20%
20 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
21 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
10–20%
22 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
23 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
5–10%
24 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
25 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
26 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
<5%
27 Congaree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
28 Los Haitises National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
<5%
29 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
30 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
31 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
32 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
33 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
34 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
35 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
36 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
37 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
38 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
39 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
40 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
41 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
42 El Triunfo 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
43 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
44 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary 🇧🇿 Belize
Insufficient data
45 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
Insufficient data
46 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
47 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
48 Cañón del Sumidero National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a White Ibis in Great Smoky Mountains National Park?

About 0% of wildlife watchers report a White Ibis sighting in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, based on 6 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see White Ibis in Great Smoky Mountains National Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for White Ibis in Great Smoky Mountains National Park in our monthly data.

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