Order
Pelecaniformes
Family
Threskiornithidae
Genus
Plegadis
 
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White-faced Ibis Plegadis chihi

Ronald A. Ryder and David E. Manry
Version: 2.0 — Published January 1, 1994

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Figure 1. Distribution of the White-faced Ibis. - Range Map
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  • Year-round
  • Migration
  • Breeding
  • Non-Breeding
Figure 1. Distribution of the White-faced Ibis.

Within these areas, breeding colonies are locally distributed and breeders often move nomadically in response to drought and rains. Wanderers have been recorded widely to the east and north of this breeding range. The breeding distribution in Mexico is poorly known.

Recommended Citation

Ryder, R. A. and D. E. Manry (1994). White-faced Ibis (Plegadis chihi), version 2.0. In The Birds of North America (A. F. Poole and F. B. Gill, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bna.130