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Eurasian Spoonbill

Platalea leucorodia

Description:

This species is almost unmistakable in most of its range. The breeding bird is all white except for its dark legs, black bill with a yellow tip, and a yellow breast patch like a pelican. It has a crest in the breeding season. Non-breeders lack the crest and breast patch, and immature birds have a pale bill and black tips to the primary flight feathers. Unlike herons, spoonbills fly with their necks outstretched. The Eurasian Spoonbill differs from the African Spoonbill with which in overlaps in winter, in that the latter species has a red face and legs, and no crest. They are mostly silent. Even at their breeding colonies the main sounds are bill snapping, occasional deep grunting and occasional trumpeting noises.

Habitat:

The nest is a platform of sticks and vegetation which is either constructed on the ground on islands in lakes and rivers or in dense stands of reeds, bushes, mangroves or deciduous trees up to 5 m above the ground1. Within colonies neighbouring nests are usually quite close together, no more than 1 or 2m apart. Breeding colonies are normally sited within 10–15 km of feeding areas, often much less (although the species may also feed up to 35–40 km away).

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17 Comments

Sachin Zaveri
Sachin Zaveri 11 years ago

Thanks Atul,

Atul
Atul 11 years ago

lovely series!

Sachin Zaveri
Sachin Zaveri 11 years ago

Thanks Emma ..

Hema  Shah
Hema Shah 11 years ago

interesting Bill!
nice spot.

Sachin Zaveri
Sachin Zaveri 11 years ago

glad you like this,,

like this. good

Sachin Zaveri
Sachin Zaveri 11 years ago

Thanks Prashasti Prashantavanam ,,

Nice pic and info sachin bhai :-)

Sachin Zaveri
Sachin Zaveri 11 years ago

Thanks Aakash, this elegant bird is from Kankaria Lake, Ahmedabad,,
this lake is having wonderful shelter for lots of birds,

JivaniAakash
JivaniAakash 11 years ago

Great Spottings Sachinbhai....I was surprised to know that spoonbills are also found in Gujarat. Did you see it within Ahmedabad city?

Sachin Zaveri
Sachin Zaveri 11 years ago

Added new pic captures today morning,,

Sachin Zaveri
Sachin Zaveri 11 years ago

Thanks Bird Nerd

Sachin Zaveri
Sachin Zaveri 11 years ago

Thanks a lot to all .. .. ..

Bird Nerd
Bird Nerd 11 years ago

nice hair due

Ava T-B
Ava T-B 11 years ago

Nice series, and great hair-do!

OnengDyah
OnengDyah 11 years ago

Nice series Sachin...

Sachin Zaveri
Sachin Zaveri 11 years ago

Added Video,

Sachin Zaveri
Spotted by
Sachin Zaveri

Ahmedabad, India

Spotted on Aug 27, 2012
Submitted on Aug 27, 2012

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