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 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve
Roseate Spoonbill
Platalea ajaja
Glossy Ibis
Plegadis falcinellus
White-faced Ibis
Plegadis chihi
Brown Pelican
Pelecanus occidentalis
Great Egret
Ardea alba
Snowy Egret
Egretta thula
Tricolored Heron
Egretta tricolor
Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias
Little Blue Heron
Egretta caerulea
Reddish Egret
Egretta rufescens
Green Heron
Butorides virescens
American White Pelican
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
📅 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 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve?
About 61% of visitor-days record a White Ibis sighting in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve, based on 580 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see White Ibis in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve?
October has the highest sighting rate for White Ibis in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve in our monthly data.