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spoonbill [ˈspu:nbɪl] N ZOOL

spoonbill

у́тка-широконо́ска f

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It is home for cormorants, painted stork and spoonbill birds. en.wikipedia.org

When an item is sensed, the spoonbill switches to intensive sweeping of a small area. en.wikipedia.org

The bill is also long, decurved in the case of the ibises, straight and distinctively flattened in the spoonbills. en.wikipedia.org

He compared it to that of a goose in side view, and to a short-billed spoonbill in top view. en.wikipedia.org

Nests are often located near other waterbirds such as other cormorants, herons, ibis, or spoonbills. en.wikipedia.org

The royal spoonbill lives in wetlands and feeds on crustaceans, fish and small insects by sweeping its bill from side to side. en.wikipedia.org

Unlike herons, spoonbills fly with their necks outstretched. en.wikipedia.org

Along quiet country lanes giant wood rails, pink spoonbills and kingfishers can be seen, alongside flocks of ibis and white egrets in the pastures. en.wikipedia.org

Royal spoonbills also probe submerged plants directly for prey, and seize prey such as spiders above ground. en.wikipedia.org

Herons traditionally breed here and a mixed colony with spoonbills was formed in 1998. en.wikipedia.org

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