Northern Bald Ibis vs African Spoonbill

Geronticus eremita से तुलना Platalea alba

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Northern Bald Ibis African Spoonbill
वैज्ञानिक नाम Geronticus eremita Platalea alba
गण Pelecaniformes Pelecaniformes
कुल Threskiornithidae Threskiornithidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Endangered Least Concern
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 80.4 cm (31.7 in) 76.8 cm (30.2 in)
वजन 1342.0 g (47.34 oz) 1460.0 g (51.50 oz)
आहार -- --
अंडों की संख्या 2-4 2-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

Northern Bald Ibis only

African Spoonbill only

संरक्षण स्थिति

Endangered

Northern Bald Ibis

Least Concern

African Spoonbill

About These Birds

Northern Bald Ibis

70–80 cm. Metallic black plumage; bare red face; long downcurved red bill; shaggy neck ruff. Critically Endangered; fewer than 1,000 birds; breeds in Morocco, Turkey (reintroduced), and parts of Middle East. Migratory; winters in Ethiopia. Ancient cultural significance; once widespread in Europe.

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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