- Where to see one
- 4 U.S. zoos in our directory hold white ibis, confirmed against each zoo's own animal list.
Conservation status
Not Evaluated
This species has not been assessed for the IUCN Red List, so it sits outside the threat scale entirely.
About the white ibis
The American white ibis is a medium-sized wading bird found along the southern US East Coast and Gulf Coast and south through the Caribbean coasts of Central America, reaching Colombia and Venezuela. Adults are white with black wingtips that show mainly in flight, and have pink facial skin and a long downcurved bill and legs of bright red-orange. It feeds on small aquatic prey such as insects and small fish, preferring crayfish in most regions, and probes the bottom of shallow water by touch rather than sight. It breeds in huge colonies near water, often alongside other waterbirds, and flies with neck and legs outstretched in lines or V formations.
White Ibis facts
- The skin of the bill and legs darkens to deep pink or purple-tinted red at the start of the breeding season.
- A single Florida breeding colony has held over 30,000 birds.
- Newly hatched chicks are covered in violet down.
- Males sometimes pirate food from unmated females and juveniles in the breeding season.
Where to see white ibis in the U.S.
4 zoos across 4 states
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