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Eurasian Spoonbill

Eurasian Spoonbill

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Scientific Name:

Platalea leucorodia


Distribution

S Spain, WC, SC & SE Europe E to C & E Asia, S to Persian Gulf, India and Sri Lanka. Winters in W & E Africa and SE China.


Diet:

Mainly carnivore. Water beetles and their larvae, dragonflies, locusts, flies and other insects, molluscs, crustaceans, worms, leeches, frogs, tadpoles, small fish, sometimes algae, aquatic plants and other plant matter.


Facts

Habitat:  Fresh and saltwater shallow wetlands.
 

Incubation: 24-25 days / 3-4 eggs
 

Social structure: single or small flocks of up to 100 birds
 

Weight: 1960gr max
 

Dimensions: 70-95cm  wingspan: 115-135cm
 

Lifespan: 28 

Estimated population in the wild: 63,000-65,000

 

Threats: Habitat degradation through drainage and pollution, poaching and collisions with electricity cables. Over-fishing and disturbance (in Greece).
 

IUCN Status: Least Concern
 

Did you know that:

  1. In Greece it is a local resident and partly migrant. It’s status in our country is Vulnerable.
  2. It sweeps its distinctive bill in the water from side to side to catch prey.



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