Yellow-billed Spoonbill

It nests in trees, marshes or reed-beds, and often roosts in trees. It occurs in shallows of fresh wetlands and occasionally on dry pasture. It feeds largely on aquatic life, which it finds by sweeping its bill from side to side. Like all members of the ibis and spoonbill family, it always flies with its head extended.

The Yellow-billed Spoonbill is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

Yellow-billed Spoonbills can use much smaller bodies of water than the related Royal Spoonbills. Facts and figures Research Species: No Minimum size: 76 cm Maximum size: 91 cm Average size: 84 cm Breeding season: July to November in south; March to May in north. Clutch size: Two to four. Calls Almost mute; some feeble grunting and also bill-clapping. More

* Yellow-billed Spoonbill (Platalea flavipes): Common in south-east Australia, not unusual on the remainder of the continent, vagrant to New Zealand, Lord Howe Island and Norfolk Island. Its food includes aquatic life, and it nests in trees, marshes or reed-beds. * Roseate Spoonbill (Platalea ajaja or Ajaia ajaja): Adults are largely pink. More

The Yellow-billed Spoonbill (Platalea flavipes) is common in south-east Australia, not unusual on the remainder of the continent, and a vagrant to New Zealand, Lord Howe Island and Norfolk Island. It nests in trees, marshes or reed-beds, and often roosts in trees. It occurs in shallows of fresh wetlands and occasionally on dry pasture. It feeds largely on aquatic life, which it finds by sweeping its bill from side to side. More

Aspects of the topic yellow-billed spoonbill are discussed in the following places at Britannica. Assorted References * classification (in spoonbill (bird)) ...are the African spoonbill (P. alba); the lesser spoonbill (P. minor) of eastern Asia; and two Australian species, the royal, or black-billed, spoonbill (P. regia), and the yellow-billed, or yellow-legged, spoonbill (P. flavipes). More

Yellow-billed Spoonbill - In Flight = Yellow-billed Spoonbill - In Flight by mrdehoot.Yellow-billed Spoonbill (Platalea flavipes) flying over Rotary Park Lake, Kangaroo Flat, Victoria To take full advantage of Flickr, you should use a JavaScript-enabled browser and install the latest version of the Macromedia Flash Player. Comments view profile Callocephalon Photography Pro User says: Nice one, they aren't always easy to find. More

Yellow-billed Spoonbills are found over most of Australia, especially in the north and in areas with water. It is less often found along the coast. They are found in shallow fresh water in wetlands, dams, swamps and lagoons. Behaviours They move around rather than stay in one location, and even travel to King Island, Kangaroo Island and Tasmania. They are almost silent, mostly making sound by clapping their beaks. More

Yellow-billed Spoonbills are found along waterways in many parts of Australia (mostly the eastern part of the continent). We see them at times of rainfall, when billabongs and lakes near Narrabri are wet. Several sightings in the Narrabri area after the significant rainfalls of May/June 2007 and January/February 2008. Seen also 20 km east of Narrabri in July 2008. More

The Yellow-billed Spoonbill (Platalea flavipes) occurs in shallows of fresh wetlands and occasionally on dry pasture. It often roosts in trees. Feeds by sweeping bill from side to side. They always fly with their head extended. References - * BirdLife International (2004). Platalea flavipes. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 12 May 2006. More