smittyone@cox.net Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 Updating (correcting) my archives, again. I placed this image in the White-faced Ibis folder, but I think it's actually a Glossy Ibis. Photo was taken in October 2022 at Loess Bluffs NWR in NW Missouri. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birds are cool Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 Looks like a White-faced Ibis to me. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smittyone@cox.net Posted May 23 Author Share Posted May 23 No pinkish red skin between the bill and the eye, eye appears black, not red, legs appear darkish, but not redish. That's why I'm still thinking Glossy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peromyscus Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 For what it's worth, in eBird there are 0 October (and November and December) records of Glossy Ibis in Missouri, 1 September record, and 3 August records. So a Glossy Ibis in Missouri in October would be a very good record. There are 15 Birding Hotspots in the state that have October White-faced Ibis records, and a few more Personal Hotspots. with WFIB records. Also for what it's worth, here is a photo of a juvenile White-faced Ibis taken in Ontario in November 2019: https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/White-faced_Ibis/photo-gallery/308512571, showing no red skin, a dark eye, and dark legs. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caley Thomas 2.0 Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 It seems like the color of the eye is brown (which would suggest Glossy from what I’ve read), but I’m not sure we can be certain that we’re seeing it clearly with direct sun. Full disclosure, I have not yet seen this bird myself, and passed on a non-breeding Glossy chase due to the inherent difficulty in discerning between Glossy and White-faced in non-breeding/immature birds. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smittyone@cox.net Posted May 24 Author Share Posted May 24 Dang it. Foiled again. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peromyscus Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 10 hours ago, smittyone@cox.net said: Dang it. Foiled again. One day! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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