biologists capture and process a white-faced ibis

two people hold a white-faced ibis
Photo By/Credit

Frank Stetler/Wyoming Game and Fish Department

Date Shot/Created
10/30/2023
Media Usage Rights/License
Public Domain
Image
Biologists work quickly and quietly to process a white-faced ibis they have captured. They weigh and measure the bird to ensure that the GPS backpack transmitter they place on it is no more than 3-5 percent of the bird's body mass.
Species
Plegadis chihi
Subject tags
Biologists (USFWS)
Bird banding
Climate change
Migratory birds
Research
Wetlands