White Ibis
Eudocimus albus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPelecaniformes (Pelicaniformes)
- FamilyThreskiornithidae (Ibises and Spoonbills)
- GenusEudocimus (White and Scarlet Ibises)
- SpeciesEudocimus albus (White Ibis)
The American white ibis (Eudocimus albus) is a species of bird in the ibis family, Threskiornithidae. It is found from the southern half of the US East Coast (from southern New Jersey to Georgia), along the Gulf Coast states (Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas) and south through most of the Caribbean coastal regions of Central America. This particular ibis species is a medium-sized wading bird, possessing an overall white plumage with black wing-tips (usually only visible in flight), and having the typical downward-curving bill of the ibises, though of a bright red-orange color, the same hue as its long legs. Males are larger and have longer bills than females. The breeding range runs along the Gulf and Atlantic Coast, and the coasts of Mexico and Central America. Outside the breeding period, the range extends further inland in North America and also includes the Caribbean. Wikipedia →
20–30% of wildlife watchers report a White Ibis sighting in Bahía de Loreto National Park, based on 248 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Bahía de Loreto National Park
White-faced Ibis
Plegadis chihi
Brown Pelican
Pelecanus occidentalis
Snowy Egret
Egretta thula
Great Egret
Ardea alba
Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias
Little Blue Heron
Egretta caerulea
Reddish Egret
Egretta rufescens
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
Nyctanassa violacea
Tricolored Heron
Egretta tricolor
Black-crowned Night Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax
Green Heron
Butorides virescens
Cattle Egret
Bubulcus ibis
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a White Ibis in Bahía de Loreto National Park?
About 28% of wildlife watchers report a White Ibis sighting in Bahía de Loreto National Park, based on 248 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see White Ibis in Bahía de Loreto National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for White Ibis in Bahía de Loreto National Park in our monthly data.