Order: Ciconiiformes | Family: Threskiornithidae | IUCN Status: Least Concern
Age: Adult, breeding | Sex: Unknown | Loc. North America
Age: Adult, non-breeding | Sex: Unknown | Loc. North America
Age: Adult, non-breeding | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Southern Brazil
Age: Adult, non-breeding | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Southern Brazil
Status: The White-faced Ibis is considered a vagrant species in Peru. Sight record from Mejía, Región of Arequipa has been questioned. Record from Lima is also questioned. The occurrence of this species in Peru needs to be well documented. It also occurs in Br and Ch.
Name in Spanish: Ibis de Cara Blanca.
Sub-species: White-faced Ibis (Plegadis chihi) Vieillot, 1817.
Meaning of Name: Plegadis: Gr. Plegados, plegadis=Sickle-shaped. chihi: French onomatopoeia for the sound emitted by this bird.

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- Species range based on: Schulenberg, T. S., D. F. Stotz, and L. Rico. 2006. Distribution maps of the birds of Peru, version 1.0. Environment, Culture & Conservation (ECCo). The Field Museum. http://fm2.fieldmuseum.org/uw_test/birdsofperu on 11/09/2014.