African Spoonbill vs Black-headed Ibis

Platalea alba से तुलना Threskiornis melanocephalus

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता African Spoonbill Black-headed Ibis
वैज्ञानिक नाम Platalea alba Threskiornis melanocephalus
गण Pelecaniformes Pelecaniformes
कुल Threskiornithidae Threskiornithidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Least Concern Least Concern
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 76.8 cm (30.2 in) 70.0 cm (27.6 in)
वजन 1460.0 g (51.50 oz) 1303.0 g (45.96 oz)
आहार -- --
अंडों की संख्या 2-3 2-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

African Spoonbill only

कोई नहीं

Black-headed Ibis only

कोई नहीं

संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

African Spoonbill

Least Concern

Black-headed Ibis

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.

Black-headed Ibis

65–76 cm. White with bare black head; black wingtips and neck feathers. Resident across South and Southeast Asia in wetlands, rice paddies, and grasslands. Near Threatened; declining due to habitat loss and hunting. Feeds by probing in shallow water for fish and invertebrates; colonial nester.

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