Eurasian Spoonbill

Platalea leucorodia

Least Concern

The Eurasian Spoonbill is a wetland bird of Europe, North Africa, and temperate Asia. It feeds in shallow water, mud, reeds, or wet grassland on fish, frogs, crustaceans, insects, or other small animals, using patient stalking, probing, sweeping, or quick strikes depending on its bill shape.

Family

Threskiornithidae

Group

Herons, Ibis, and Allies

Range

Eurasian Spoonbill Range — Resident or seasonal range in Europe, North Africa, and temperate Asia

Population

≈ 60–65K

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