White Ibis

Flock of white ibis feeding in an open grassy area in Key West

White Ibis are highly sociable birds, roosting and feeding in flocks, and nesting in large colonies.

They have a red/pink/orange face, long curved red bill, and black wingtips that are extremely difficult to see unless the ibis is flying.

White Ibis in a Key West City Park

 

Immature white ibis are dark brownish with a white belly, white rump, and curved red bill.

So that makes the brown ibis in this picture a juvenile. That bird will be white next year.

White Ibis moving through the grass in search of grubs

 

 

We see them foraging for food in a variety of places including shallow water and grassy fields. We always see them in flocks. Spotting singles or pairs is not the norm. In Florida, foraging sites may include marshes, mudflats, pastures, shallow mangrove lagoons, and grassy fields.

 

 

Ibis feeding deep in the soil with their long bill

 

 

 

 

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