| Los Ibises (de los cuales existen casi 30 especies) son parientes cercanos de las Espátulas, y comparten los mismos hábitos reproductivos. Los machos reunen materiales con que las hembras construyen el nido, y ambos incuban los huevos y cuidan de sus crias. Tambíen son muy sociables y forman colonias mixtas con otras especies, como son Espátulas y Garzas. Tienen un pico estrecho y curvo con el que pican fondos lodosos en busca de crustáceos, caracoles y gusanos. Aunque su pico normalmente es rojizo, se vuelve más obscuro, incluso negro, durante la temporada reproductiva. Los jóvenes sonpardos con panza blanca. |
Ibis Blanco Americano
American White Ibis
Eudocimus albus
American White Ibis
Eudocimus albus
| Ibises (there are nearly 30 species worldwide) are closely related to Spoonbills, and share similar nesting and breeding habits. Males gather nesting material, females build the nest in a tree, and both incubate their eggs and care for their young. They also are very social and form mixed colonies with other species, such as spoonbills and herons. They have a long, narrow and curved bill with which they probe muddy bottoms for crustaceans, snails, worms and other prey. Though their bill is usually red, it can darken to black during mating season. Their young are brown with white bellies. |
| Photos and text by David Nuñez |
| Recomendamos estos libros sobre la Fauna de México. (Los nuestros son bilingues.) |
| To learn more about the Wildlife of Mexico, we recommend the following books. |
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