Weekly Bird Identification Quiz
July 5 - July 11, 2010
How to Identify:
This photograph provides us with a relatively straight forward identification. The bird in question is clearly one of the Plegadis Ibis species. The lack of a red eye and red facial skin along with an incomplete white lining around the face make this a Glossy Ibis.
Answer: Glossy Ibis
Photo Location: Southwest Florida
Photo Date: April 2010
Correct Answers:
Mary Ann Anderson, Wauseon, OH
Becky Loyacona, Jacksonville, FL
John Mueller, Avon, IN
Patty MacLean, Waynesville, NC
Other Answers:
None