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 Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias
Great Egret
Ardea alba
American White Pelican
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
Green Heron
Butorides virescens
Snowy Egret
Egretta thula
American Bittern
Botaurus lentiginosus
Cattle Egret
Bubulcus ibis
Black-crowned Night Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax
📅 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 Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks?
About 1% of visitor-days record a White-faced Ibis sighting in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, based on 25 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see White-faced Ibis in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks?
September has the highest sighting rate for White-faced Ibis in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks in our monthly data.