Yellow-billed Spoonbill [Platalea flavipes]
Description
The yellow-billed spoonbill is a large, white waterbird with a yellow face and spatulate (spoon-shaped) bill, and yellow legs and feet. During the breeding season, adults grow distinctive long, filamentous white plumes on the back of the head or nape, and a creamy-yellow breast patch. It is found throughout Australia, except in the most arid desert regions.
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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