Plegadis chihi
- 51.5 × 36 mm
- Clutch: 3–5 eggs
Breeds in United States, Mexico, Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay
Turquoise to pale bluish green, unmarked.
Sources of information
- Size
- Average of 46 eggs: Bent, Life Histories of North American Marsh Birds (U.S. National Museum Bulletin 135, 1927), p. 54.
Agrees with: Cornell Lab of Ornithology, All About Birds: White-faced Ibis, Life History. - Description
- Cornell Lab of Ornithology, All About Birds: White-faced Ibis, Life History.
Drawing checked against a photo: Bird Eggs of Canada photo (Royal Alberta Museum); de la Peña 2025, Aves Argentinas tomo 6, p. 250. - Clutch
- Cornell Lab of Ornithology, All About Birds.
- Shape
- Drawn from the length and width, with the taper estimated from the typical eggs of its group (how these eggs are drawn).
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