OTHER NAMES: White Ibis
Latin Etymology: Eudocimus ("esteemed") albus ("white")
American White Ibis (Eudocimus albus) at Tarcoles, Costa Rica - November 2025
Featured Subspecies: Eudocimus albus albus
Weight: 600-1200g / Length: 53-105cm / Wingspan: 90-105cm
NO UK STATUS / IUCN Red List: Least Concern
A widespread species of countries around the Caribean, although also found on the Pacific Coasts of Central America and into the Orinoco. They can in the right circumstances be found breeding in huge colonies where, like other ibis species, they feed on a mix of aquatic prey and scavenging. While they do frequent esturine areas they do prefer access to freshwater foraging areas and significant colonies have collapsed in the past when hurricanes have altered the salinity of their feeding grounds.
Related Species:
Order: Pelecaniformes
Family: Threskiornithidae
Genus: Eudocimus
SUBSPECIES: E. a. albus, E. a. ramobustorum
- Sighting Locations -
A localised coastal species.
- COSTA RICA 2025 TRIP: One bird seen at Tarcoles
Further Notes: BirdForum Opus, IUCN Red List, RSPB, Wikipedia, Xeno-canto
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