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Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal	African Spoonbill	Australian Ibis
Wissenschaftlicher Name	Platalea alba	Threskiornis moluccus
Ordnung	Pelecaniformes	Pelecaniformes
Familie	Threskiornithidae	Threskiornithidae
Erhaltungsstatus	Least Concern	Least Concern
Länge	—	—
Flügelspannweite	76,8 cm (30.2 in)	70,4 cm (27.7 in)
Gewicht	1460,0 g (51.50 oz)	1895,0 g (66.84 oz)
Ernährung	--	--
Gelegegröße	2-3	1-4
Population Trend	—	—

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Habitat Comparison

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Australian Ibis only

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Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

African Spoonbill

Least Concern

Australian 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.

Australian Ibis

65–76 cm. White with bare black head; black wingtips; glossy blue-black ornamental plumes in breeding. Resident across Australia and New Guinea in wetlands, grasslands, and urban areas. Common and adaptable; increasingly abundant in cities. Feeds by probing for invertebrates and foraging in rubbish.

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