White Ibis
Eudocimus albus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPelecaniformes (Pelicaniformes)
- FamilyThreskiornithidae (Ibises and Spoonbills)
- GenusEudocimus (White and Scarlet Ibises)
- SpeciesEudocimus albus (White Ibis)
Closest Relatives at Ostional Wildlife Refuge
Roseate Spoonbill
Platalea ajaja
Glossy Ibis
Plegadis falcinellus
Brown Pelican
Pelecanus occidentalis
Snowy Egret
Egretta thula
Little Blue Heron
Egretta caerulea
Great Egret
Ardea alba
Tricolored Heron
Egretta tricolor
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
Nyctanassa violacea
Green Heron
Butorides virescens
Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias
Cattle Egret
Bubulcus ibis
Bare-throated Tiger Heron
Tigrisoma mexicanum
📅 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 Ibis in Ostional Wildlife Refuge?
About 18% of visitor-days record a White Ibis sighting in Ostional Wildlife Refuge, based on 100 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see White Ibis in Ostional Wildlife Refuge?
September has the highest sighting rate for White Ibis in Ostional Wildlife Refuge in our monthly data.