Approximate Hatch Weights:
~28-30g at hatching
Order: Pelecaniformes
Family: Threskiornithidae
Common Name: Ibises
Region: Western
Chick Type: Altricial
Down: Brown to black down with naked top of head
Skin Color: Pink
Bill: Long with downward curve and pink with black bands
Foot Type: Semi-palmate
Gape:
Gape Flanges: None
Iris: Dark brown
Legs and Feet: Pink to gray legs and feet
~1st Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2021/11/WFIBchicks-1-of-7.jpg)
Photo by Marie Travers
~1st Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2021/10/WFIBchicks-2-of-7.jpg)
Photo by Marie Travers
~2nd Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2021/10/WFIBchicks-3-of-7-scaled.jpg)
Photo by Marie Travers
~3rd Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2021/10/WFIBchicks-4-of-7-scaled.jpg)
Photo by Marie Travers
~3rd Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2021/10/WFIBchicks-5-of-7.jpg)
Photo by Marie Travers
>4 Weeks
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2021/10/WFIBchicks-6-of-7-scaled.jpg)
Photo by Marie Travers
>4 Weeks
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2021/10/WFIBchicks-7-of-7-scaled.jpg)
Photo by Marie Travers