White-faced Ibis
Photo: Frank Schulenburg · CC BY-SA 4.0

Ibises and Spoonbills

White-faced Ibis

Plegadis chihi

LCLeast Concern
Family
Ibises and Spoonbills (Threskiornithidae)
Order
Pelecaniformes

Overview

The white-faced ibis (Plegadis chihi) is a wading bird in the ibis family, Threskiornithidae native to the Americas.
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.

Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Range and habitat

Great Basin of western USA to southwestern Brazil and central Argentina.

Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.

Sources and further reading

Last updated September 29, 2026.