Platalea leucorodia
Eurasian Spoonbill
©Niranj Vaidyanathan: Breeding plumage with yellow crest
©Juan Emilio from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, España
©ferran pestaña
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Ciconiiformes
Family
Threskiornithidae
Genus
Platalea
Species
Platalea leucorodia
Colours
Distinguishing features
This species is almost unmistakable in most of its range. The breeding bird is all white except for its dark legs, black bill with a yellow tip, and a yellow breast patch like a pelican. It has a crest in the breeding season. Non-breeders lack the crest and breast patch, and immature birds have a pale bill and black tips to the primary flight feathers. Unlike herons, spoonbills fly with their necks outstretched. (Wikipedia)
Size
- Size data has not been obtained.
Wingspan
- Wingspan data is not yet available.
Synonyms
Similar taxa
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Animalia:
African Spoonbill (species: Platalea alba)
The Eurasian Spoonbill differs from the African Spoonbill with which in overlaps in winter, in that the latter species has a red face and legs, and no crest.
