White-faced Ibis

Birds / Waterbirds

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The White-faced Ibis is a long-legged wetland bird with a slender, downward-curving bill. Its dark plumage can appear plain at a distance but reveals bronze, green, and purple reflections in favorable light. Breeding adults develop a pale border around reddish facial skin and eyes. Flocks feed in shallow wetlands and wet fields, probing soft ground for invertebrates. The species' movements connect nesting wetlands with feeding areas that may be some distance away.

Reference: Cornell Lab of Ornithology: All About Birds

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