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Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal	African Spoonbill	Eurasian Spoonbill
Wissenschaftlicher Name	Platalea alba	Platalea leucorodia
Ordnung	Pelecaniformes	Pelecaniformes
Familie	Threskiornithidae	Threskiornithidae
Erhaltungsstatus	Least Concern	Least Concern
Länge	—	—
Flügelspannweite	76,8 cm (30.2 in)	72,3 cm (28.5 in)
Gewicht	1460,0 g (51.50 oz)	1605,0 g (56.61 oz)
Ernährung	--	--
Gelegegröße	2-3	3-4
Population Trend	—	—

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Habitat Comparison

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Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

African Spoonbill

Least Concern

Eurasian Spoonbill

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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.

Eurasian Spoonbill

The Eurasian Spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia) is the most widespread member of the genus Platalea and the only spoonbill found across Europe. It is a large, all-white wading bird belonging to the family Threskiornithidae, measuring 70–95 cm in length with a wingspan of 115–135 cm and weighing 1,100–2,000 grams. The most immediately distinctive feature is its long, spatula-shaped bill, flattened and widened at the tip to form an oval spoon shape, which is black with a yellow tip in adults. Breeding …

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