CLASS AVES

White Ibis

Animals Kingdom (Animalia)

• Chordates (Phylum Chordata)

• Vertebrates (Subphylum Vertebrata)

• Birds (Class Aves)

An adult white ibis is easy to identify thanks to its red legs and red, down-curved bill, which stand out on an otherwise white bird. Most often white ibis are seen in small or large flocks. The white ibis’s diet is heavy on crustaceans where available, including fiddler crabs, crayfish, grass shrimp, and others. Insects and some small fish and snakes, frogs, snails, and other animals are also caught and eaten. Young birds cannot tolerate salt and must feed on freshwater prey, such as crayfish.