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Eurasian Spoonbill

Platalea leucorodia

The Eurasian Spoonbill is a beautiful bird with a long, flat bill that looks like a spoon! They love to wade in shallow waters, searching for tasty fish and insects to eat.

Lebensraum: Wetlands

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The Eurasian Spoonbill is a large, elegant white wading bird with long, dark legs. Its most distinctive feature is its long, flat, black bill, which broadens into a yellow-tipped spoon shape. During breeding, adults may display a yellow-orange chest patch and a shaggy crest.

ReichAnimaliaStammChordataKlasseAvesOrdnungPelecaniformesFamilieThreskiornithidaeGattungPlatalea
Eurasian Spoonbill
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Eurasian Spoonbill

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

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Interessante Fakten

Baby spoonbills have short, straight bills that only flatten into a spoon shape as they grow!

Some Eurasian Spoonbills fly thousands of kilometers, from Europe to Africa, for winter!

Their spoon-bill lets them feel for food by touch, even in murky water where they can't see!

They often nest in crowded colonies, sharing space with other waterbirds like herons!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Sonar Sweeper

Eurasian Spoonbill can sweep its unique bill side-to-side to feel and snap up hidden prey in murky waters.

Fähigkeit

Saline Sipper

Eurasian Spoonbill has special glands that help them filter out salt, allowing them to drink saltwater habitats.

Fähigkeit

Silent Stalker

Eurasian Spoonbill has long legs that help it wade into deeper water without disturbing unsuspecting prey.

Maße und Details

Länge
70-80 cm
Flügelspannweite
115-135 cm
Gewicht
1-2 kg
Lebenserwartung
10-17 Jahre
Top Speed
60 km/h
Gelegegröße
3-4
Brutzeit
21-25 Tage
Zugstrecke
5000 km

Ernährung und Fütterung

They sweep their unique bill through shallow water to catch tiny fish and aquatic invertebrates.

Hauptnahrung

  • small fish
  • insect larvae
  • crustaceans
  • tadpoles
  • worms

Nahrungssuche

  • Filter Feeding

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

White-tailed Eagle

Haliaeetus albicilla

Eagles may prey on eggs or young spoonbills.

eaten by

Red Fox

Vulpes vulpes

Foxes sometimes raid nests for eggs and chicks.

eats

Mosquitofish

Gambusia affinis

Spoonbills actively consume small fish species like this.

eats

Midge

Chironomus plumosus

Larvae of these insects are a common food source.

shelters

Grey Heron

Ardea cinerea

Spoonbills often share nesting colonies with herons.

Merkmale

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Always watch birds from a distance and be quiet so you don't scare them away.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das länge von Eurasian Spoonbill?

70-80 cm

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Eurasian Spoonbill?

115-135 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von Eurasian Spoonbill?

1-2 kg

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Eurasian Spoonbill?

10-17 Jahre

Was ist der/die/das top Speed von Eurasian Spoonbill?

60 km/h

Was frisst Eurasian Spoonbill?

They sweep their unique bill through shallow water to catch tiny fish and aquatic invertebrates.

Wo findet man Eurasian Spoonbill normalerweise?

Wetlands

Wie jagt Eurasian Spoonbill?

Filter Feeding

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