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Types of White Birds

American White Ibis
American White Ibis

The American white ibis (Eudocimus albus) is a species of bird in the ibis family, Threskiornithidae. It is found from Virginia via the Gulf Coast of the United States south through most of the coastal New World tropics.

Great Egret
Great Egret

Great Egrets are tall, long-legged wading birds with long, S-curved necks and long, dagger-like bills. In flight, the long neck is tucked in and the legs extend far beyond the tip of the short tail.

Ivory Gull
Ivory Gull

First Winter (Basic I) Plumage: Mostly white, with dark blackish brown face. Back covered in blackish brown spots. Tail tip and tips of flight feathers black. Bill all dark. First Summer (Alternate II) Plumage: Mostly white, with fewer dark spots, less blackish on face.

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Masked Booby
Masked Booby

"Masked booby" has been designated the official name by the International Ornithologists' Union (IOC). It has also been called masked gannet, blue-faced booby, white booby (for its plumage), and whistling booby (for its distinctive call). The masked booby is one of six species of booby in the genus Sula.

Philippine Cockatoo
Philippine Cockatoo

Swifts are small birds which spend the majority of their lives flying. These birds have very short legs and never settle voluntarily on the ground, perching instead only on vertical surfaces. Many swifts have long swept-back wings which resemble a crescent or boomerang. There are 18 species which have been recorded in the Philippines.

Red-Tailed Tropicbird
Red-Tailed Tropicbird

The red-tailed tropicbird (Phaethon rubricauda) is a seabird native to tropical Indian and Pacific Oceans. One of three closely related species of tropicbird, it was described by Pieter Boddaert in 1783.

Trumpeter Swan
Trumpeter Swan

Trumpeter Swans are immense waterfowl with heavy bodies and long necks typically held straight both on the water and in flight. The large bill slopes gradually down from the forehead.

White Tern
White Tern

The white tern (Gygis alba) is a small seabird found across the tropical oceans of the world. It is sometimes known as the fairy tern although this name is potentially confusing as it is the common name of the fairy tern (Sternula nereis).