White Ibis

White Ibis
Photo credit: Jimmy Jackson
-Eudocimus Albus-

Locally abundant in coastal salt marshes, swamps and mangrove thickets. White plumage with black tips on primaries which are visible only in flight. Facial skin, bill and legs turn scarlet in breeding plumage while pink other times of the year. Present along Texas coast March through October. Breeds on coastal islands here.

Length: 25"
Wing Span: 38"
Weight: 2 pounds