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African spoonbill

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Species of bird

African spoonbill
Kazinga Channel,Uganda
Scientific classificationEdit this classification
Domain:Eukaryota
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Pelecaniformes
Family:Threskiornithidae
Genus:Platalea
Species:
P. alba
Binomial name
Platalea alba
Scopoli, 1786
Synonyms

Platalea tenuirostrisTemminck, 1820

The African spoonbill (Platalea alba) is a long-legged wading bird[2] of theibis andspoonbill familyThreskiornithidae. The species is widespread acrossAfrica andMadagascar, including Botswana, Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, and Zimbabwe.[2]

Biology

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It lives in marshy wetlands with some open shallow water and nests in colonies in trees or reedbeds. They usually don't share colonies withstorks orherons. The African spoonbill feeds in shallow water, and fishes for variousfish,[2]molluscs,[2]amphibians,crustaceans,[2]insects[2] and larvae.[2] The animal will swing its open bill side-to-side in the water; when something touches the inside of the bill, the bill snaps shut, catching the prey.[2] Long legs and thin, pointed toes enable it to walk easily through varying depths of water.[3]

The African spoonbill is almost unmistakable through most of itsrange. The breeding bird is all white except for its red legs and face and long grey spatulatebill. It has no crest, unlike thecommon spoonbill. Immature birds lack the red face and have a yellow bill. Unlike herons, spoonbills fly with their necks outstretched.

Breeding

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African spoonbill in flight
Platalea alba -MHNT

The African spoonbill begins breeding in the winter, which lasts until spring.[2] During the breeding season, adult male African Spoonbills develop more plumage and brighter coloration.[4] The spoonbill's nest, generally located in trees above water, is built from sticks and reeds and lined with leaves.[3] Three to five eggs are laid by the female birds, usually during the months of April or May.[2] The eggs are incubated by both parents for up to 29 days, and upon hatching the young birds are cared for by both parents for around 20 to 30 days.[2] The birds are ready to leave the nest soon afterward, and begin flying after another four weeks.[2]

The African spoonbill is one of the species to which theAgreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds (AEWA) applies.

References

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  1. ^BirdLife International (2016)."Platalea alba".IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.2016: e.T22697564A93620935.doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22697564A93620935.en. Retrieved19 November 2021.
  2. ^abcdefghijkl"African Spoonbill."Archived July 7, 2011, at theWayback MachineHonoluluzoo.org. Accessed June 2011.
  3. ^ab""African Spoonbill Fact Sheet, Lincoln Park Zoo"". Archived fromthe original on 2015-12-20. Retrieved2011-07-08.
  4. ^Kahl, M. P. (July 2008). "Displays of the African Spoonbill Platalea Alba".Ibis.125:324–338.doi:10.1111/j.1474-919X.1983.tb03118.x.

Further reading

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  • Grzimek, H. C. Bernhard, ed. (1972). Grzimeks Animal Life Encyclopedia of Birds. New York, New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold Company.
  • Middleton, Alex L. A. and Dr. Christopher M. Perrins, eds. (1985). The Encyclopedia of Birds. New York, New York: Facts on File, Inc.

External links

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Traditional listing ofibises andspoonbills (family:Threskiornithidae)
  • Ibises
    • subfamily: Threskiornithinae
Genus
Species (prefix † indicatesextinct species)
Threskiornis
Pseudibis
Geronticus
Nipponia
Bostrychia
Theristicus
Cercibis
Mesembrinibis
Phimosus
Eudocimus
Plegadis
Lophotibis
Apteribis
Xenicibis
Genus
Platalea
(spoonbills)
Platalea alba
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