Utah Bird Profile
 White-faced Ibis - Plegadis chihi

Name Roots: (Gr. plegadis, "a sickle or scythe" - chihi, [a South American name])

In Utah:  
Nesting,
feeding,
characteristic behaviors:
Nests on the ground or in a shrub or in a tree at a height of 0 - 6 feet, in a platform nest. This species is not a cowbird host. This species is an insectivore: mud gleaner; crustaceovore: mud prober.
  
Habitat: Breeds in Utah in wetlands and agriculture habitats.
  

by Jack Binch

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