What does the Bare-faced Ibis eat?

The Bare-faced Ibis's diet shapes where and when you'll find it. Understanding what it eats helps you predict where to look.

Diet overview

Mainly insects (especially beetles, grasshoppers, crickets), insect larvae, earthworms, snails, and small crustaceans. Occasionally consumes small fish, frogs, and lizards.

How it forages

Forages by probing its long, decurved bill into soft mud or shallow water to locate invertebrates. It often wades slowly, sweeping its bill from side to side. Also observed gleaning insects from vegetation and sometimes catches prey in open water.

When it feeds

Diurnal, active during daylight hours for foraging, resting, and social interactions.

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