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Eurasian Spoonbill with wings half spread on a green lawn

Eurasian Spoonbill

I.U.C.N status

International Union for Conservation of Nature

LC Least concern
NT Near threatened
VU Vulnerable
EN Endangered
CR Critically endangered
EW Extinct in the wild
EX Extinct

Identity card

Class : Birds
Order : Pelecaniformes
Family : Threskiornithidae
Genus : Platalea
Species : leucorodia
Average size 95 cm / 115 to 135 cm (wingspan)
Weight 1,200 to 1,700 g
Longevity 20 to 25 years
Sexual maturity 3 to 4 years
Incubation 24 days
Clutch 3 to 5 eggs
Diet Carnivore

Small crustaceans, worms, insect larvae, small fish...

Did you know?

The Eurasian Spoonbill is characterized by its long, wide bill ending in a distinctive spoon-shaped tip. To feed, it sweeps the mud with its bill and stops as soon as it detects a presence in the movement of the water.

Threats and conservation

The main threat to this species comes from the deterioration of its nesting and feeding habitats, as well as disturbances caused by human activity. This species is protected throughout the national territory.

Eurasian Spoonbill, standing in the grass, with its spoon-shaped bill
Eurasian Spoonbill standing in the grass at the edge of a body of water
Eurasian Spoonbill spreading its wings and walking on the grass
Eurasian Spoonbill, standing in the grass, with its spoon-shaped bill
Eurasian Spoonbill standing in the grass at the edge of a body of water
Eurasian Spoonbill spreading its wings and walking on the grass
Eurasian Spoonbill, standing in the grass, with its spoon-shaped bill
Eurasian Spoonbill standing in the grass at the edge of a body of water
Eurasian Spoonbill spreading its wings and walking on the grass
Eurasian Spoonbill, standing in the grass, with its spoon-shaped bill
Eurasian Spoonbill standing in the grass at the edge of a body of water
Eurasian Spoonbill spreading its wings and walking on the grass

Where can you see this animal?

Check the park map to find his habitat at ZooParc.

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