Ibis and Spoonbill
Changde Wu 2019-04-28
Ibis and Spoonbill
Ibis and Spoonbill are birds of Threskiornithidae Family, under the order of Pelecaniformes. Here are four specices I have photographed so far, i.e. American white ibis (Eudocimus albus), White-faced Ibis(Plegadis chihi), Glossy ibis (Plegadis falcinellus), and Roseate Spoonbill (Platalea linnaeus).
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P1 White-faced Ibis(Plegadis chihi), Utah, 2017.
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P2 Glossy ibis (Plegadis falcinellus), Florida, 2017
Glossy ibis looks similar to White-faced Ibis. The former lives in the Eastern part of American while the latter in Western part of American. The conspicuous difference is that the White-faced Ibis has a white border around the eyes.
Glossy ibis looks similar to White-faced Ibis. The former lives in the Eastern part of American while the latter in Western part of American. The conspicuous difference is that the White-faced Ibis has a white border around the eyes.
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P3 Glossy ibis (Plegadis falcinellus), Florida, 2017
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P4 American white ibis, Florida, 2017
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P5 American white ibis, Key West, Florida, 2017
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P6 Juvenile American white ibis, Florida, 2017
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P7 American white ibis in fly, Florida, 2017
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P8 Roseate Spoonbill, Florida, 2017
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P9 Roseate Spoonbill, Florida, 2017
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P10 Roseate Spoonbill, Florida, 2017
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P11 Group of Roseate Spoonbill in fly, Florida, 2017
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P12 Roseate Spoonbill flying, Florida, 2017