黑脸琵鹭

Black-faced Spoonbill

Platalea minor

易危冬候鸟鹈形目鹮科

分类位置

鹈形目›鹮科›Platalea黑脸琵鹭

同属物种

Yellow-billed Spoonbill

形态与习性

The black-faced spoonbill (Platalea minor) is a species of wading bird in the ibis and spoonbill family Threskiornithidae, found in eastern Asia. This species has the most restricted distribution of the six spoonbill species, and is the only one regarded as endangered. Spoonbills are large water birds with dorso-ventrally flattened, spatulate bills; they use a tactile method of feeding, wading in the water and sweeping their beaks from side-to-side to detect prey. Confined to the coastal areas o

体长

60-78 cm

栖息地

沿海滩涂、红树林、鱼塘、基围。

食性

小鱼、虾蟹、水生昆虫。