Sharp-tailed Ibis vs African Spoonbill

Cercibis oxycerca مقارنةً بـ Platalea alba

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Sharp-tailed Ibis African Spoonbill
الاسم العلمي Cercibis oxycerca Platalea alba
الرتبة Pelecaniformes Pelecaniformes
الفصيلة Threskiornithidae Threskiornithidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 80,0 cm (31.5 in) 76,8 cm (30.2 in)
الوزن 1819,0 g (64.16 oz) 1460,0 g (51.50 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع -- 2-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Sharp-tailed Ibis only

African Spoonbill only

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Sharp-tailed Ibis

Least Concern

African Spoonbill

About These Birds

Sharp-tailed Ibis

71–76 cm. Dark chestnut-brown with glossy purple-green wings; long pointed tail; bare red facial skin; red legs. Resident in llanos and gallery forests of Venezuela, Colombia, Trinidad, and Guyana. Feeds on invertebrates and small vertebrates in wetlands and grasslands. Often gregarious; local nomadic movements.

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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