White-faced Ibis vs Andean Ibis

Plegadis chihi مقارنةً بـ Theristicus branickii

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة White-faced Ibis Andean Ibis
الاسم العلمي Plegadis chihi Theristicus branickii
الرتبة Pelecaniformes Pelecaniformes
الفصيلة Threskiornithidae Threskiornithidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Near Threatened
الطول
طول الجناح 49,3 cm (19.4 in) 79,1 cm (31.1 in)
الوزن 574,8333333333334 g (20.28 oz) 1492,0 g (52.63 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 2-5 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

بلا

White-faced Ibis only

Andean Ibis only

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

White-faced Ibis

Near Threatened

Andean Ibis

About These Birds

White-faced Ibis

The White-faced Ibis (Plegadis chihi) is a medium-sized wading bird of the family Threskiornithidae, closely related to and formerly considered conspecific with the Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus). Breeding adults are distinguished from the Glossy Ibis by a band of white feathers bordering the bare reddish facial skin around the eye and bill base, and by reddish (not grayish-blue) legs. In non-breeding and juvenile plumages the two species are extremely similar, with the White-faced Ibis showing warmer reddish-brown tones and red …

Andean Ibis

75 cm. White head and neck with chestnut tones; black upperparts; bare reddish facial skin. Restricted to Andean grasslands (puna) of Peru, Bolivia, and northwestern Argentina at 3,000–5,000 m elevation. Vulnerable; feeds on invertebrates and small vertebrates in high-altitude bogs and grasslands.

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