Prakruti Parichay
ThreskiornithidaePlatalea

Eurasian Spoonbill

Platalea leucorodia

80–90 cmVery Large
Beak
—
Feet
—
Crest
Has a crest

Widespread resident; unrecorded in parts of India and NW subcontinent. White, with spatulats -tipped bill. in flight, neck is outstretched, and flapping is rather stiff and interspersed with gliding. Adult has black bill with yellow tip; has crest and yellow breast patch when breeding. Juvenile has pink bill; in flight. shows black tips to primaries. Wades in shallow water. making side-to - side sweeps of bill and sifting prey. Larger lakes, lagoons, rivers and marshes; also tidal creeks and mangroves.

Colour

BlackYellowWhitePink
Average size
85 cm
Habitat
Larger lakes, lagoons, rivers and marshes, also tidal creeks and mangroves.
Behaviour
Widespread resident, unrecorded in parts of India and NW subcontinent., Wades in shallow water. making side-to - side sweeps of bill and sifting prey.

About this bird

Widespread resident; unrecorded in parts of India and NW subcontinent. White, with spatulats -tipped bill. in flight, neck is outstretched, and flapping is rather stiff and interspersed with gliding. Adult has black bill with yellow tip; has crest and yellow breast patch when breeding. Juvenile has pink bill; in flight. shows black tips to primaries. Wades in shallow water. making side-to - side sweeps of bill and sifting prey. Larger lakes, lagoons, rivers and marshes; also tidal creeks and mangroves.

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Eurasian Spoonbill is bigger than Woolly-necked Stork but smaller than Masked Booby.

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Eurasian Spoonbill

Platalea leucorodia

80–90 cm