Bare-faced Ibis

Bare-faced Ibis

Phimosus infuscatus

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Campinas

In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%

79 Verified sightings at Campinas
2,583 In all 14 parks From 2019 to 2026
May Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Bare-faced Ibis

The bare-faced ibis (Phimosus infuscatus), also known as the whispering ibis, is a species of bird in the family Threskiornithidae, in the monotypic genus Phimosus. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Suriname, Uruguay, and Venezuela.

The bare-faced ibis is either dark brown or a blackish color. It is called the bare-faced ibis because it does not have any feathers on its face. It has a long decurved bill with a pinkish to reddish brown colour. The skin on its face is usually a reddish color, and it also has long orange colored beak with pink legs. The total length of the ibis ranges between 45 and 50 cm.

The bare-faced ibis forages in most soil and along the edges of standing water. Its diet consists of insects, worms, clams, and other small invertebrates. The bare-faced ibis occurs in open areas such as wet meadows, savannas, marshes, and rice fields. The ibis is usually near sea level but was recorded in Venezuela and Colombia.

Bare-faced ibises are usually seen in large flocks of their own species or with other species of ibis, sometimes even found with domestic... Wikipedia →

Sounds

Alarm call0:11

Brazil · 2022

© JAYRSON ARAUJO DE OLIVEIRA · XC745509 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Call0:23

Colombia · 2023

© Sergio Chaparro-Herrera · XC952525 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Song0:35

Colombia · 2023

© Dennis Castillo-Figueroa · XC857835 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Iberá National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
~40%
2 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil
~30%
3 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
~10%
4 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
~10%
5 Los Nevados National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
~10%
6 El Impenetrable National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
~10%
7 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
~10%
8 El Palmar National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
<5%
9 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
10 Serra da Canastra National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
11 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
12 Chingaza National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
13 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
<5%
14 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Cali 🇨🇴 Colombia
~50%
2 Bogota 🇨🇴 Colombia
~50%
3 Medellín 🇨🇴 Colombia
~50%
4 Porto Alegre 🇧🇷 Brazil
~50%
5 Curitiba 🇧🇷 Brazil
~50%
6 Caracas 🇻🇪 Venezuela
~40%
7 Goiânia 🇧🇷 Brazil
~40%
8 Barranquilla 🇨🇴 Colombia
~30%
9 Valencia 🇻🇪 Venezuela
~30%
10 Santa Cruz de la Sierra 🇧🇴 Bolivia
~20%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

# Zoo / Centre Country
1 Prague Zoo 🇨🇿 Czechia In captivity
2 Temaikén 🇦🇷 Argentina In captivity
3 DierenPark Amersfoort 🇳🇱 Netherlands In captivity
4 ZooParc Overloon 🇳🇱 Netherlands In captivity
5 Rákosův pavilon 🇨🇿 Czechia In captivity
6 Velemlokárium 🇨🇿 Czechia In captivity
7 Cali Zoo 🇨🇴 Colombia In captivity

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Bare-faced Ibis in Campinas?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Bare-faced Ibis sighting in Campinas on a given day, based on 79 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 37th most-seen of the 149 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Bare-faced Ibis in Campinas?

May

In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Bare-faced Ibis in Campinas on a given day, against about 10% in July and October–November, the lowest months. That is one of Campinas's driest months, with about 60 mm of rain against 240 mm in January.

What time of day is best to see a Bare-faced Ibis?

Between 8 and 11 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Bare-faced Ibis sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Campinas the best place to see a Bare-faced Ibis?

12th of 21

Of the 21 cities where we can rate Bare-faced Ibis sightings, Campinas ranks 12th at about 20%. The best odds are in Cali (Colombia, about 50%), Bogota (Colombia, about 50%) and Medellín (Colombia, about 50%).

Where does the Bare-faced Ibis sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Bare-faced Ibis is recorded against all the birds logged in Campinas (79 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.

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