White-faced Ibis
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White-faced Ibis

Plegadis chihi

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Banff National Park
2 Verified records at Banff National Park
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The white-faced ibis (Plegadis chihi) is a wading bird in the ibis family, Threskiornithidae. This species breeds colonially in marshes, usually nesting in bushes or low trees. Its breeding range extends from southwestern Canada and the western United States south through Mexico, as well as from southeastern Brazil and southeastern Bolivia south to central Argentina, and along the coast of central Chile. Its winter range extends from southern California and Louisiana south to include the rest of its breeding range. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Banff National Park

Great Blue Heron
LC Endemic

Great Blue Heron

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ardea herodias

5–10% · With luck
American Bittern
LC

American Bittern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Botaurus lentiginosus

Insufficient data
American White Pelican
LC

American White Pelican

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pelecanus erythrorhynchos

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of White-faced Ibis at Banff National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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

# Park Country Probability
1 Iberá National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
20–30%
2 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
3 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
5–10%
4 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
5–10%
5 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
5–10%
6 Elk Island National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
5–10%
7 El Palmar National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
<5%
8 Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
9 El Impenetrable National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
<5%
10 Yellowstone National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
11 Joshua Tree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
12 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
13 Zion National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
14 Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
15 Bahía de Loreto National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
16 Grand Teton National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
17 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
18 Grand Canyon National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
19 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
<5%
20 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
21 Glacier National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
22 Rocky Mountain National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
23 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
24 Banff National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
25 Amboró National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
Insufficient data
26 Península Valdés 🇦🇷 Argentina
Insufficient data
27 Badlands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
28 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
29 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
30 Yosemite National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
31 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
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