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Yellow-billed SpoonbillAlternative name: "Yellow-legged Spoonbill" |
Sightings
Yellow-billed Spoonbills are found along waterways in many parts of Australia (mostly the eastern part of the continent). We see them at times of rainfall, when billabongs and lakes near Narrabri are wet.
Several sightings in the Narrabri area after the significant rainfalls of May/June 2007 and January/February 2008. Seen also 20 km east of Narrabri in July 2008. Also seen in the winter of 2010.
Photos
Lateral view of a Yellow-billed Spoonbill (click on image for larger version)
Here a Yellow-billed Spoonbill west of Narrabri, New South Wales (click on image for larger version)
When seen at a different angle its breeding plumage is much more conspicuous (click on image for larger version)
Two Yellow-billed Spoonbills sifting through the shallows of a dam 20 km south of Narrabri, New South Wales; note how, in August of 2006, they alreay have their breeding plumage
Yellow-billed Spoonbill in flight (click on image for larger version)
Here a bird in non-breeding plumage (click on image for larger version)