Bulgaria
Greece
Eurasian Spoonbill
Platalea leucorodia
(L 31.5-36.6" WS 47-53")
The long spatula-tipped bill is
distinctive...has a crest in
the breeding season.
distinctive...has a crest in
the breeding season.
Nestlings
Lake Kerkini
Greece
18May2015
Platalea is Latin for spoonbill;
leucorodia is Greek for spoonbill.
leucorodia is Greek for spoonbill.
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