Pelecaniformes · Threskiornithidae
Eurasian spoonbill
Platalea leucorodia Linnaeus, 1758
A white wader with a long flat bill ending in the shape of a spoon.
Data
- Length
- 80–93 cm
- Wingspan
- 120–135 cm
- Weight
- 1.1–1.9 kg
- Global IUCN
- Least concern (LC)
- Protection in Spain
- Special protection
Approximate measurements.
Curiosity
It fishes blind, swinging its open bill through water until it feels prey.
Records by month
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151,520 records in Spain
Where it has been recorded
Communities with enough GBIF records: these show observations, not breeding ranges.
AndalusiaExtremaduraGaliciaBasque CountryCastile and LeónCantabriaCataloniaCanary IslandsValencian CommunityAsturiasCastilla-La ManchaCommunity of MadridNavarreAragonBalearic IslandsLa RiojaRegion of Murcia