bkushner Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 Shot this photo in NJ last year at a Rookery location loaded with White Ibis. Recently someone on Flickr wrote me and said they think it's a Juvenile WHITE FACED Ibis. Here is what they wrote. "I believe it's actually a juvenile white faced Ibis. The bill is shorter with dark brown & tan color, while the juvenile white ibis has blue eyes and all pink bill. Great find as these are not frequently seen in these colors and the bill still that short. " Can anyone shed light on this? Thanks. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoroark Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 Ignoring the location for a moment, a White-faced Ibis of any age wouldn't have anywhere near that much white on its belly. It would be mostly tan and green. Very young birds do tend to have shorter bills that haven't fully developed. This is a White Ibis. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birds are cool Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 White Ibis. Great photo! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peromyscus Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 It's a juvenile White Ibis. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkushner Posted January 31 Author Share Posted January 31 Thanks everyone for replying. I didn't think this was a White Face but the post made me question it. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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