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Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal	African Spoonbill	Red-naped Ibis
Wissenschaftlicher Name	Platalea alba	Pseudibis papillosa
Ordnung	Pelecaniformes	Pelecaniformes
Familie	Threskiornithidae	Threskiornithidae
Erhaltungsstatus	Least Concern	Least Concern
Länge	—	—
Flügelspannweite	76,8 cm (30.2 in)	76,1 cm (30.0 in)
Gewicht	1460,0 g (51.50 oz)	823,0 g (29.03 oz)
Ernährung	--	--
Gelegegröße	2-3	2-4
Population Trend	—	—

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Habitat Comparison

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African Spoonbill only

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Red-naped Ibis only

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Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

African Spoonbill

Least Concern

Red-naped 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.

Red-naped Ibis

68 cm. Dark iridescent brown-black; bare red crown patch; white shoulder patch. Resident across South Asia from Pakistan to Myanmar in dry open woodland and cultivation near rivers. Near Threatened; declining due to habitat loss. Feeds on insects, frogs, and crabs in shallow water.

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