White-faced Ibis
Plegadis chihi
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPelecaniformes (Pelicaniformes)
- FamilyThreskiornithidae (Ibises and Spoonbills)
- GenusPlegadis (Plegadis Ibises)
- SpeciesPlegadis chihi (White-faced Ibis)
Closest Relatives at Bahía de Loreto National Park
White Ibis
Eudocimus albus
Brown Pelican
Pelecanus occidentalis
Snowy Egret
Egretta thula
Great Egret
Ardea alba
Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias
Little Blue Heron
Egretta caerulea
Reddish Egret
Egretta rufescens
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
Nyctanassa violacea
Tricolored Heron
Egretta tricolor
Black-crowned Night Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax
Green Heron
Butorides virescens
Cattle Egret
Bubulcus ibis
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a White-faced Ibis in Bahía de Loreto National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a White-faced Ibis sighting in Bahía de Loreto National Park, based on 7 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see White-faced Ibis in Bahía de Loreto National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for White-faced Ibis in Bahía de Loreto National Park in our monthly data.