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White Ibis

Eudocimus albus

The White Ibis is a beautiful bird with long legs and a curved beak. They love to wade in shallow waters looking for tasty food like fish and insects.

Hábitat: Wetlands

Aspecto

The White Ibis is a medium-sized wading bird with brilliant white plumage. It has striking reddish-pink legs and a bare, red face. Its most distinguishing feature is a long, decurved, salmon-pink bill, which darkens at the tip.

ReinoAnimaliaFiloChordataClaseAvesOrdenPelecaniformesFamiliaThreskiornithidaeGéneroEudocimus

White Ibis

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Datos interesantes

Baby ibises are brown and only turn white after about two years.

Sometimes, White Ibises will steal food right from pelicans' mouths!

Their red face and legs become extra bright during breeding season!

They are sometimes called "Chokoloskee Chicken" in parts of Florida!

Habilidades especiales

White Ibis has a long, curved bill that helps them probe deep into mud and soft soil to find hidden prey.

White Ibis can wade skillfully in shallow waters because of its long legs, allowing it to hunt in muddy habitats.

White Ibises often feed in groups, which helps them detect predators faster and disturb more prey.

Medidas y detalles

Longitud: 56-71 cm
Envergadura: 90-105 cm
Peso: 0.73-1.05 kg
Esperanza de vida: 15-20 años
Top Speed: 50 km/h
Tamaño de la puesta: 2-4
Incubación: 21-23 días

Dieta y alimentación

White Ibises love to eat small creatures hiding in the mud and shallow water.

Alimentos principales

crayfish
small fish
insects
crabs
frogs
snails

Método de búsqueda

Foraging

Conexiones ecológicas

eaten by

American Alligator

Alligator mississippiensis

Adults and eggs are sometimes preyed upon by alligators.

eaten by

Raccoon

Procyon lotor

Raccoons often raid ibis nests for eggs and chicks.

hunts

Red Swamp Crayfish

Procambarus clarkii

Ibises use their long bills to find and eat crayfish.

hunts

Mosquitofish

Gambusia holbrooki

They forage for small fish like mosquitofish in shallow waters.

Rasgos

Con plumas

Describe a los animales, principalmente aves, que poseen una cubierta de plumas.

Social

Los animales sociales viven en grupos organizados, cooperando para obtener beneficios de supervivencia como la búsqueda de alimento, la defensa y la cría de descendencia.

Filtrador

Los filtradores obtienen nutrientes filtrando partículas de alimentos suspendidos y pequeños organismos del agua.

Insectívoro

Este rasgo identifica a los organismos cuya dieta consiste principalmente en insectos y otros pequeños invertebrados.

Piscívoro

Los organismos piscívoros son animales que subsisten principalmente de una dieta a base de peces.

Humedal

Este rasgo de hábitat identifica especies que se encuentran en humedales, que son áreas de tierra saturadas de agua, ya sea permanente o estacionalmente, e incluyen marismas, pantanos y ciénagas.