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The American White Ibis

Eudocimus albus

Description:

The Ibis is a wading bird with a long, down-curved red bill, and long red legs. As an adult they are all white with black tips on their wings. Immature ibis have browns in their coloring and have lighter orange bills and legs.

Habitat:

Marshlands but are frequently seen on lawns looking for insects. They are birds of the Deep South and are found year round around and within the Gulf coast and all of Florida. It will eat insects and small fish.

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1 Comment

Maria dB
Maria dB 10 years ago

Nice spotting of this striking bird!

DanAm
Spotted by
DanAm

Florida, USA

Spotted on May 7, 2013
Submitted on Jun 14, 2013

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