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Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribute	Hadada Ibis	African Spoonbill
Scientific Name	Bostrychia hagedash	Platalea alba
Order	Pelecaniformes	Pelecaniformes
Family	Threskiornithidae	Threskiornithidae
Conservation Status	Least Concern	Least Concern
Length	—	—
Wingspan	67.8 cm (26.7 in)	76.8 cm (30.2 in)
Weight	1252.5 g (44.18 oz)	1460.0 g (51.50 oz)
Diet	--	--
Clutch Size	2-3	2-3
Population Trend	—	—

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Habitat Comparison

Shared Habitats

🏖️ Coastal 🌿 Wetland

Hadada Ibis only

🌲 Forest 🌾 Grassland

African Spoonbill only

None

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Conservation Status

Least Concern

Hadada Ibis

Least Concern

African Spoonbill

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About These Birds

Hadada Ibis

76 cm. Greyish-brown; iridescent purple-green shoulder patch; bare grey-pink facial skin; reddish bill stripe. Very common and widespread across sub-Saharan Africa; increasingly colonises urban parks and gardens. Feeds on earthworms and invertebrates in lawns and open ground. Known for loud, far-carrying calls.

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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