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White-faced ibis

Plegadis chihi

Photo by Brian38
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Description:

The White-faced ibis is a wading bird that prefers marshes with dense vegetation. Breeding adults have a red eye that has a white border. They have a shimmering purple, green, and bronze plumage, a curved grey bill, and pink legs.

Habitat:

Spotted in a wetland at the Lacassine NWR in southern Louisiana.

Reference Links:

White-faced ibis - Wikipedia, White-faced Ibis Overview, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology

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