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;[[:Category:Platalea|Platalea]] alba | ;[[:Category:Platalea|Platalea]] alba | ||
[[Image:African_Spoonbill.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by rudydbn]] | [[Image:African_Spoonbill.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by rudydbn]] | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | Length 75-90 cm, mass 1.45-1.89 kg. | ||
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| + | '''Breeding Adult''': The distinctive bill is spoon-shaped and blue-grey above, with a red edge. The bare face is red grading to yellow on the chin and throat; plumage is white. Eyes are pale blue and legs and feet are red. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| + | Sub-Saharan [[Africa]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | Monotypic | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | Shallow aqatic habitats. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Platalea+alba}} | {{GSearch|Platalea+alba}} | ||
| − | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Platalea]] | + | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Platalea]] [[Category:Incomplete]] |
Revision as of 18:43, 27 April 2008
- Platalea alba
Identification
Length 75-90 cm, mass 1.45-1.89 kg.
Breeding Adult: The distinctive bill is spoon-shaped and blue-grey above, with a red edge. The bare face is red grading to yellow on the chin and throat; plumage is white. Eyes are pale blue and legs and feet are red.
Distribution
Sub-Saharan Africa.
Taxonomy
Monotypic
Habitat
Shallow aqatic habitats.
