African spoonbill
E703633
The African spoonbill is a long-legged wading bird native to sub-Saharan wetlands, recognizable by its white plumage and distinctive spatula-shaped bill used for sweeping through shallow water to catch prey.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bird species
ⓘ
vertebrate ⓘ wading bird ⓘ |
| activityPattern | diurnal ⓘ |
| binomialName | Platalea alba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| breedingSystem | colonial nester ⓘ |
| class | Aves NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| clutchSize | typically 3 to 5 eggs ⓘ |
| commonName | African spoonbill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | Least Concern ⓘ |
| conservationStatusSystem | IUCN Red List NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diet |
aquatic invertebrates
ⓘ
crustaceans ⓘ fish ⓘ insects ⓘ |
| family | Threskiornithidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feedingStrategy | sweeping bill through shallow water ⓘ |
| flightAbility | strong flier ⓘ |
| foragingHabitat | shallow water ⓘ |
| genus | Platalea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| habitat |
floodplains
ⓘ
marshes ⓘ river margins ⓘ shallow lakes ⓘ wetlands ⓘ |
| hasBareSkinColor | red facial skin during breeding season ⓘ |
| hasBillShape |
spatula-shaped
ⓘ
spoon-shaped ⓘ |
| hasLegType | long-legged ⓘ |
| hasPlumageColor | white ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| migratoryBehavior |
locally nomadic
ⓘ
partially migratory ⓘ |
| nativeTo | sub-Saharan Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nestingSite |
reedbeds
ⓘ
trees near water ⓘ |
| nestType | platform nest ⓘ |
| order | Pelecaniformes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentalCare |
both parents feed chicks
ⓘ
both parents incubate eggs ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| plumage | predominantly white ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Eurasian spoonbill
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
royal spoonbill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reproduction | oviparous ⓘ |
| socialBehavior |
gregarious
ⓘ
often feeds in groups ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| typicalGroupName | colony ⓘ |
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