Eurasian spoonbill
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PAKHI DEKHOON PAKHI CHINOON #662. OBSERVE THE BIRD AND RECOGNIZE...EURASIAN SPOONBILL... WATERCOLOUR...A4... 2016..[From the photograph of Mr. Sumit Sengupta]... The Eurasian spoonbill or common spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia) is a wadingbird of the ibis and spoonbill family Threskiornithidae. This is a Palearctic species, breeding from the United Kingdom and Spain in the west through to Japan, and also in North Africa. In Europe, only The Netherlands, Spain, Austria, Hungary and Greece have sizeable populations. Most birds migrate to the tropics in winter, with European breeders mainly going to Africa, but a few remaining in mild winter areas of western Europe south to the United Kingdom. This bird is a widespread winter visitor and resident in India. This species is almost unmistakable in most of its range. The breeding bird is all white except for its dark legs, black bill with a yellow tip, and a yellow breast patch like a pelican. It has a crest in the breeding season. Non-breede
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