The Black-faced Ibis walks through wetlands and grassland to forage and occurs in Argentina and Chile.
It is about 60 cm long, with a long curved black bill, ochre head, neck, and chest, a cinnamon crown, black belly, silver-gray back, and red eyes and legs.
It feeds on small vertebrates and invertebrates in wetlands and grassland. It is seen in flocks and walks on the ground while foraging.
It perches on cliffs or trees and sometimes glides high in the sky. It also nests on cliffs or in trees.
Juveniles resemble adults but are paler overall, with a lighter neck.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.