Narrow-beaked spoonbills

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Narrow-beaked spoonbills
Narrow- beaked spoonbill ( Platalea alba )
Systematics
Class : Birds (aves) Order : Pelecaniformes Family : Ibises and spoonbills (Threskiornithidae) Genre : Spoonbill ( Platalea ) Type : Narrow-beaked spoonbills
Scientific name
Platalea alba
Scopoli , 1786

Platalea alba

The Spoonbill ( Platalea alba ), also African Spoonbill or Rosenfußlöffler called, is a species of bird in the family of ibises and spoonbills (Threskiornithidae).

The stock of Schnalschnabellöfflers was 2016 in the endangered Red List species the IUCN as not at risk ( least concern classified). The African spoonbill is one of the species to which the Agreement for the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterfowl (AEWA) applies.

features

Narrow-beaked spoonbills reach a body length of 73 to 90 centimeters and a weight of up to two kilograms.

The body plumage of the birds is white, the legs and forehead are red. The birds owe their name to the broad, spoon-shaped beak tip. Like the related birds of the genus Platalea , it waves its beak back and forth in the water and catches startled fish.

Occurrence

The part migrants live south of the Sahara in Africa and Madagascar and are frequent birds there. It is mainly found in shallow waters.

Way of life

Narrow-beaked spoonbills breed in colonies together with herons, storks, ibises and cormorants. The clutch comprises two to three eggs. The breeding period is 25 to 29 days, the young birds are fledged at 45 days of life.

literature

• W. Grummt , H. Strehlow (Ed.): Zoo animal keeping birds. Verlag Harri Deutsch, Frankfurt am Main 2009, ISBN 978-3-8171-1636-2 .

Web links

Commons : Schmalschnabellöffler ( Platalea alba )  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Platalea alba in the endangered Red List species the IUCN 2008. Posted by: BirdLife International, 2008. Accessed September 17, 2016th
• Videos, photos and sound recordings of Platalea alba in the Internet Bird Collection

Single receipts

1. ↑ Platalea alba in the endangered Red List species the IUCN 2016 Posted by: BirdLife International, 2016. Accessed September 17, 2016th
2. ↑ W. Grummt, H. Strehlow (Ed.): Zoo animal keeping birds . Verlag Harri Deutsch, Frankfurt am Main 2009, ISBN 978-3-8171-1636-2 . P. 108