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Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal	African Spoonbill	White-faced Ibis
Wissenschaftlicher Name	Platalea alba	Plegadis chihi
Ordnung	Pelecaniformes	Pelecaniformes
Familie	Threskiornithidae	Threskiornithidae
Erhaltungsstatus	Least Concern	Least Concern
Länge	—	—
Flügelspannweite	76,8 cm (30.2 in)	49,3 cm (19.4 in)
Gewicht	1460,0 g (51.50 oz)	574,8333333333334 g (20.28 oz)
Ernährung	--	--
Gelegegröße	2-3	2-5
Population Trend	—	—

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Habitat Comparison

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Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

African Spoonbill

Least Concern

White-faced Ibis

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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.

White-faced Ibis

The White-faced Ibis (Plegadis chihi) is a medium-sized wading bird of the family Threskiornithidae, closely related to and formerly considered conspecific with the Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus). Breeding adults are distinguished from the Glossy Ibis by a band of white feathers bordering the bare reddish facial skin around the eye and bill base, and by reddish (not grayish-blue) legs. In non-breeding and juvenile plumages the two species are extremely similar, with the White-faced Ibis showing warmer reddish-brown tones and red …

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