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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.

Hábitat: Wetlands

Aspecto

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.

ReinoAnimaliaFiloChordataClaseAvesOrdenPelecaniformesFamiliaThreskiornithidaeGéneroPlatalea
Eurasian Spoonbill
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Eurasian Spoonbill

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Aves

Rareza

Common

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Datos interesantes

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!

Habilidades especiales

Habilidad

Sonar Sweeper

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

Habilidad

Saline Sipper

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

Habilidad

Silent Stalker

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

Medidas y detalles

Longitud
70-80 cm
Envergadura
115-135 cm
Peso
1-2 kg
Esperanza de vida
10-17 años
Top Speed
60 km/h
Tamaño de la puesta
3-4
Incubación
21-25 días
Distancia de migración
5000 km

Dieta y alimentación

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

Alimentos principales

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

Método de búsqueda

  • Filter Feeding

Conexiones ecológicas

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.

Rasgos

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Colecciones

Seguridad

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

Preguntas frecuentes

¿Cuál es el longitud de Eurasian Spoonbill?

70-80 cm

¿Cuál es el envergadura de Eurasian Spoonbill?

115-135 cm

¿Cuál es el peso de Eurasian Spoonbill?

1-2 kg

¿Cuál es el esperanza de vida de Eurasian Spoonbill?

10-17 años

¿Cuál es el top Speed de Eurasian Spoonbill?

60 km/h

¿Qué come Eurasian Spoonbill?

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

¿Dónde se encuentra normalmente Eurasian Spoonbill?

Wetlands

¿Cómo caza Eurasian Spoonbill?

Filter Feeding

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