African Spoonbill vs White-shouldered Ibis

Platalea alba مقارنةً بـ Pseudibis davisoni

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة African Spoonbill White-shouldered Ibis
الاسم العلمي Platalea alba Pseudibis davisoni
الرتبة Pelecaniformes Pelecaniformes
الفصيلة Threskiornithidae Threskiornithidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Critically Endangered
الطول
طول الجناح 76,8 cm (30.2 in) 81,4 cm (32.0 in)
الوزن 1460,0 g (51.50 oz) 1588,0 g (56.02 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 2-3 2-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

African Spoonbill only

White-shouldered Ibis only

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

African Spoonbill

Critically Endangered

White-shouldered Ibis

About These Birds

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.

White-shouldered Ibis

75–80 cm. Large; dark brown with white shoulder patch; bare red facial skin. Critically Endangered; fewer than 250 birds known. Restricted to lowland Mekong forests of Cambodia, Vietnam, and Myanmar. Threatened by forest clearance and hunting; one of Asia's rarest birds.

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