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Eurasian spoonbill
Species of bird / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Eurasian spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia), or common spoonbill, is a wading bird of the ibis and spoonbill family Threskiornithidae. The species is partially migratory with the more northerly breeding populations migrating south for the winter.
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Eurasian spoonbill | |
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Adult in breeding plumage | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Pelecaniformes |
Family: | Threskiornithidae |
Genus: | Platalea |
Species: | P. leucorodia |
Binomial name | |
Platalea leucorodia | |
Breeding range in Europe in blue (also in Asia and Africa, not shown) |
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