Black-faced Spoonbill [Platalea minor]
Description
The black-faced spoonbill 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 spoonbills, and it is the only one regarded as endangered. Spoonbills are large water birds with a distinctive spoon-shaped bill.
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Chordates
Chordata
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|---|---|
| Class |
Birds
Aves
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| Order |
Pelicans and Relatives
Pelecaniformes
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| Family |
Ibises and Spoonbills
Threskiornithidae
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| Genus |
Spoonbills
Platalea
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