Spoonbills
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| Scientific name | Platalea |
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| Higher classification | Plataleinae |
| Order | Pelecaniformes |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Mass | Roseate spoonbill |
| Eurasian spoonbill | |
| Did you know | The six species of spoonbill are distributed over much of the world. |
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| ID | 520458 |
About Spoonbills
Spoonbills are a genus, Platalea, of large, long-legged wading birds. The spoonbills have a global distribution, being found on every continent except Antarctica. The genus name Platalea derives from Latin and means "broad", referring to the distinctive shape of the bill.
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