What is a spoonbill?

Egret, alias Grate Egret and Pipa Egret, belongs to the family Egret, and its scientific name is Platalea leucorodia. Large wading bird. The total length is about 85 cm. The whole body is white and feathered. First of all, the eyes, around the eyes, chin and upper throat are bare skin yellow. The mouth is long and straight, flat and wide as a pipa, hence the name. The crest of the chest and head is yellow (pure white in winter). The neck and legs are very long, and the lower part of the legs is bare and dark. Habitat in swamps, flood plains, Tang Wei and other places. Wading to peck at small animals and sometimes aquatic plants. Nesting in trees or reeds near the water, each nest produces 3 ~ 4 eggs, with white spots or sparse spots at the blunt end. Male and female take turns to hatch eggs, about 25 days, and the nestling period is about 40 days. Breeding in Northeast, North and Northwest China; Overwintering in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River and South China.

It belongs to the national second-class protected animals.

Black-faced spoonbill-alias black-faced spoonbill, belongs to Orodidae, and its scientific name is Platalea minor. Large wading bird. The total length is about 80 cm, and the whole body is white. The pillow has a feather crown composed of long feather clusters; The skin from forehead to face is bare and black. The mouth is black, about 20 cm long, and the apex is flat and spoon-shaped. Legs are about 12 cm long, and legs and toes are black. The colors of male and female feathers are similar, but the winter feathers are different from those of Stephane: the winter feathers are pure white and the crest is short; Yu Xia's crown and chest feathers were dyed yellow. Habitat in lakes, swamps and coastal beaches. Wade for small fish, shrimp, crabs and snails. Produced in the northeast of China to the coastal areas of South China, the Yangtze River basin, Hainan Island, Taiwan Province Province and Hongkong. There are about 400 black-faced spoonbills, mainly distributed in China, Russia, North Korea and Japan. There may be breeding grounds in northeast China, but it has not been confirmed so far. Most species found in China are migratory and overwintering populations. The coastal beach in Zengwenxikou, Tainan County, Taiwan Province Province is the largest wintering population habitat in the world, with as many as 200 at a time. Dozens of wintering birds were also recorded in Dongzhaigang Nature Reserve in Hainan, Futian Nature Reserve in Guangdong and Mai Po Nature Reserve in Hong Kong.

It belongs to the national second-class protected animals.