Plegadis chihi ORDER: CICONIIFORMES FAMILY: THRESKIORNITHIDAE
IUCN Conservation Status: Least Concern
© Fred K.Truslow / CLO
A dark wading bird with a long, down-curved bill, the White-faced Ibis is a western replacement for the Glossy Ibis. Similar in appearance and habits, the two species can be distinguished only by slight differences in coloring of the face and legs.
Nasal moaning "urm." Croaks and rattles at breeding colony.