Ibises, Spoonbills

Royal Spoonbill

Platalea regia

The Royal Spoonbill (Platalea regia) is a 1.7 kg wetland bird that eats mostly fish and other water animals. Some populations migrate.

Family

Ibises, Spoonbills

Order

Pelecaniformes

Weight

1.7 kg

Habitat

Wetland

Diet

Omnivore

Migration

Partial migrant

Countries recorded

6

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