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Yellow-billed Spoonbill
Platalea flavipesGould, 1838
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- Order
- PELECANIFORMES
- Family
- Threskiornithidae
- Genus
- Platalea
At a glance
The Yellow-billed Spoonbill is a very large bird, about 76–92 cm long, endemic to Australia. It can be seen year-round.
- Size
- 76–92 cm
- Origin
- Endemic
- Best seen
- Year-round
- Commonness
- Endemic
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
What does a Yellow-billed Spoonbill look like?
The Yellow-billed Spoonbill is a very large bird, about 76–92 cm long and weighing 1810–1930 g.
The yellow-billed spoonbill is a gregarious wading bird of the ibis and spoonbill family, Threskiornithidae. It is native to Australia, and is a vagrant to New Zealand, Lord Howe Island and Norfolk Island.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
03 · When
When to look
When can you see a Yellow-billed Spoonbill?
The Yellow-billed Spoonbill is present across its Australian range year-round, so it can be seen in any month.
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05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
What does a Yellow-billed Spoonbill eat?
The Yellow-billed Spoonbill feeds on intertidal invertebrates and fish/invertebrates, usually foraging alone.
06 · Gallery
Plumage up close
6 photos
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