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Spoonbill

(Platalea leucorodia)
Alternative name: "Eurasian Spoonbill"
Size: 85 cm; wing span 1.2 m

Sightings

Spoonbills were first spotted by us in Oman at a few water puddles in an otherwise dry riverbed (wadi) at Qurm, near Muscat, Oman, in December 2009.

Photos

Spoonbill looking over its shoulder

Here looking sideways...

...and here looking the other way (click on photo to see a Western Reef Heron for comparison)

Food

Spoonbills feed on small animals caught in their bill while sifting through shallow water.

These pages are largely based on our own observations. For more salient facts on any bird species please refer to a field guide.