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Eurasian Spoonbill

Platalea leucorodia

Photo by Wild Things
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Description:

The Eurasian Spoonbill in breeding plummage is all white except for its dark legs, black bill with a yellow tip, and a yellow breast patch like a pelican. It has a crest in the breeding season. Non-breeders lack the crest and breast patch, and immature birds have a pale bill and black tips to the primary flight feathers.

Habitat:

Seen at Nalsarovar Bird Sanctuary, Gujarat, India.

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Great capture my friend,congrats and thanks for sharing your awesome spotting page

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