Species profile
White-faced Ibis
Plegadis chihi
Quick answer
Great Basin of w US to sw Brazil and central Argentina
- Scientific name
- Plegadis chihi
- Family
- Threskiornithidae
- Order
- Pelecaniformes
- Genus
- Plegadis
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
Recording White-faced Ibis in your journal
When you see this bird, log the sighting with the date, the place and any photos. If it's your first, Feather Journal marks it as a lifer and adds it to your life list automatically — no spreadsheet, no re-typing.