Name

Platalea leucorodia

Eurasian spoonbill

Framing

Phylum: Chordata

Subphylum: Vertebrata

Class: Aves

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Threskiornithidae

Genus: Platalea

Species: leucorodia

Habitat

Terrestrial but associated with aquatic environments (marshes and estuaries).

Feeding

Carnivorous, mainly hunts aquatic invertebrates, amphibians and fish.

Distribution

Europe, Africa and Asia.

Conservation status

Vulnerable in Spain.

Additional information

Large bird with white plumage. Unmistakable because of its long, broad, black bill with a spatula-shaped tip.