Dan P 82 Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 Taken 2021-01-15 at dusk above the Hyperion Ave bridge over Los Angeles River, Atwater Village, CA. Would this be a White-faced Ibis? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
IKLland 584 Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 Looks good based on that bill! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tony Leukering 2,531 Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 3 hours ago, IKLland said: Looks good based on that bill! What about it rules out Glossy or a hybrid? The photo was obviously taken in low, warm light, making the whole head look red. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AlexHenry 1,425 Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 1 hour ago, Tony Leukering said: What about it rules out Glossy or a hybrid? Glossy or hybrids are very rare in CA but they do occur. If you want to be conservative then leaving it unidentified is probably best, but I think most CA birders would make the assumption that it’s White-faced (not saying that’s the right thing to do, best practice would probably be to leave unidentified, but it’s a pretty safe assumption to make) 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dan P 82 Posted January 24 Author Share Posted January 24 So would "Plegadis sp." be the proper way to report it? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DLecy 455 Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 1 hour ago, AlexHenry said: but I think most CA birders would make the assumption that it’s White-faced (but it’s a pretty safe assumption to make) Agreed. There is ONE Glossy Ibis record for the entire greater LA area, and ZERO records of GLIB x WFIB. It's a White-faced. 29 minutes ago, Dan P said: So would "Plegadis sp." be the proper way to report it? You are pretty darn safe calling it a White-faced Ibis. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
IKLland 584 Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 13 hours ago, Tony Leukering said: What about it rules out Glossy or a hybrid? The photo was obviously taken in low, warm light, making the whole head look red. Thanks for correcting me that that is possible. Always appreciated, @Tony Leukering 10 hours ago, DLecy said: Agreed. There is ONE Glossy Ibis record for the entire greater LA area, and ZERO records of GLIB x WFIB. It's a White-faced. You are pretty darn safe calling it a White-faced Ibis. Yes. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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