Spot-breasted Ibis vs African Spoonbill

Bostrychia rara مقارنةً بـ Platalea alba

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Spot-breasted Ibis African Spoonbill
الاسم العلمي Bostrychia rara Platalea alba
الرتبة Pelecaniformes Pelecaniformes
الفصيلة Threskiornithidae Threskiornithidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 52,2 cm (20.6 in) 76,8 cm (30.2 in)
الوزن 866,0 g (30.55 oz) 1460,0 g (51.50 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 2 2-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Spot-breasted Ibis only

African Spoonbill only

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Spot-breasted Ibis

Least Concern

African Spoonbill

About These Birds

Spot-breasted Ibis

47–53 cm. Brown with white-spotted breast; bare red-orange facial skin. Resident in lowland rainforest of West and Central Africa from Sierra Leone to Uganda. Secretive forest ibis; feeds on invertebrates and small vertebrates on forest floor. Near Threatened; threatened by deforestation.

African Spoonbill

The African Spoonbill is a large wading bird of the Threskiornithidae family, with an impressive wingspan of about 77 cm and a weight of around 1,460 g. It sweeps its distinctive spatula-shaped bill side to side through shallow water to filter out fish, crustaceans, and aquatic invertebrates.

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