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Common Name:Ibis, White-faced
Scientific Name:Plegadis chihi
Family:Threskiornithidae
Area:Wood River Wetland, Oregon
Date:July 12, 2012

A small amount of white around the eyes and base of the bill is all the white you get on the White-faced Ibis. Seen at a distance, what you will notice is a dark body and an extremely curved bill. They are commonly seen in flocks flying low overhead or feeding in flooded fields.

Reference:Kaufman Field Guide to Birds of North America