American White Ibis
From SongbirdReMixWiki
(Difference between revisions)
(New page: Image:Whiteibis.jpg '''Common Name:''' American White Ibis<br> '''Scientific Name:''' Eudocimus albus '''Size:''' 23-27 inches (58-69 cm) '''Habitat:''' North & South America; mid-A...) |
Current revision (23:09, 8 June 2012) (view source) |
||
| - | [[Image: | + | [[Image:White_ibis.jpg]] |
'''Common Name:''' American White Ibis<br> | '''Common Name:''' American White Ibis<br> | ||
'''Habitat:''' North & South America; mid-Atlantic coast of the United States south through most of the American tropics into Northern South America. They have generally found in marshy wetlands and pools near the coast but can also be found in urban settings such as residential lawns, and has become common in some city parks, where it can be found feeding alone or with other Ibis. | '''Habitat:''' North & South America; mid-Atlantic coast of the United States south through most of the American tropics into Northern South America. They have generally found in marshy wetlands and pools near the coast but can also be found in urban settings such as residential lawns, and has become common in some city parks, where it can be found feeding alone or with other Ibis. | ||
| - | '''Status:''' Least Concern. Global Population: 150,000. The main conservation concerns for white ibis are hunting and habitat loss. Birds and eggs are hunted for food. When the colony is disturbed by hunting, adults will leave their nests and the young may die. If the disturbance is great enough, the birds will leave the colony altogether. Protection of the wetland habitats where ibis feed and breed is critical to the future of these birds. | + | '''Status:''' Least Concern. '''Global Population:''' 150,000. The main conservation concerns for white ibis are hunting and habitat loss. Birds and eggs are hunted for food. When the colony is disturbed by hunting, adults will leave their nests and the young may die. If the disturbance is great enough, the birds will leave the colony altogether. Protection of the wetland habitats where ibis feed and breed is critical to the future of these birds. |
'''Diet:''' Fish, frogs and other water creatures, as well as insects and small reptiles. | '''Diet:''' Fish, frogs and other water creatures, as well as insects and small reptiles. | ||
The white ibis wades in the water sweepings its heads form side-to-side in search of food. It uses its long, curved bill to probe in the mud for crabs and crayfish. It swallows its prey whole. It also forages for food on land and it may also eat insects, frogs, snails, marine worms, snakes and small fish. Flocks of white ibis will move to different locations in search of food. Other wading birds often follow behind the white ibis and catch prey that has been disturbed by the probing ibis. | The white ibis wades in the water sweepings its heads form side-to-side in search of food. It uses its long, curved bill to probe in the mud for crabs and crayfish. It swallows its prey whole. It also forages for food on land and it may also eat insects, frogs, snails, marine worms, snakes and small fish. Flocks of white ibis will move to different locations in search of food. Other wading birds often follow behind the white ibis and catch prey that has been disturbed by the probing ibis. | ||
| - | '''Found in | + | '''Found in [http://www.empken.com/downloads/downloads2.html Free Downloads]''' |
