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White Ibis with gular sac (or wattle)

Eudocimus albus

Photo by joan6153
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Field Notes

Description:

This white ibis is showing all the characteristics of breeding season. The bill and legs are bright red and there is a bright red gular sac (or wattle) at his chin. His bill is also blacker at the end. This sac is only visible for 10 days or so in mating season so it was a pretty lucky find.

Habitat:

Along an inland fresh water canal

Notes:

I have a flock of 30 white ibis that regularly visit but this is the first one with a red wattle. I've seen them with a black end to their beaks though this one is rather dark.

Reference Links:

American White Ibis, White Ibis, Identification, All About Birds - Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (5)
joan6153
I found out what the red "wattle" was and changed the description to reflect that it is a "gular sac" characteristic of breeding individuals during a brief period of breeding season.
joan6153
You're right Fyn Kind, he does look like an old guy. Especially the second and third photos!
Fyn Kynd
You are correct, this is a White Ibis. About the wattle, maybe it's old? Dunno.

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Birds of the Southeast U.S.
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Florida's Flora & Fauna

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PublishedMarch 10, 2014

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