Subject: [Tweeters] Re: Ibis Identification error in cranky Louisiana post
Date: Mar 9 21:39:25 2017
From: Matthew Dufort - matt.dufort at gmail.com


Just to add a bit to what Ed said, I'm not sure that these are all
White-faced. Identification of non-breeding *Plegadis* ibises can be
really tough. The bird in the middle of the first photo looks like a clear
White-faced to me. But the bird on the right in the first photo, and the
two birds in the close-up photo, are less clear. I would want to study
those birds in varying light and from different angles before trying to
make a call on them.

Good birding,
Matt Dufort

On Thu, Mar 9, 2017 at 8:59 PM, Ed Newbold <ednewbold1 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> Matt Dufort has spotted an ID error in my Louisiana post. We called a
> group of Ibis Glossy, but apparently they are White-faced. Here is what
> Matt wrote:
>
>
> "... I think your Glossy Ibis look more like White-faced, particularly the
> faces and eyes, which look rather red on the birds that I can see. I
> checked eBird, and it looks like White-faced is actually slightly more
> common in Louisiana than Glossy is. "
>
> Thanks Matt, and thanks for being so kind about it!
>
>
> I added another photo to the post that shows the birds a bit closer which
> might be of further help.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Ed
>
> Here's the link again
>
> Ed Newbold | Out of our depth in Louisiana
> <http://ednewbold.com/out-of-our-depth-in-louisiana/>
>
> Ed Newbold | Out of our depth in Louisiana
> <http://ednewbold.com/out-of-our-depth-in-louisiana/>
>
>
>
>
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