spoonbill 1. Any of several long-legged wading birds of the genus Platalea, similar to the ibis but having a long, flat bill with a broadly spatulate tip. 2. Any of vario…us broad-billed ducks, such as the shoveler. (MORE)
Different species of spoonbills live in different parts of theworld. The Roseate Spoonbill is native to South America, Caribbean,and the United States.
All have large, flat, spatulate bills and feed by wading through shallow water, sweeping the partly-opened bill from side to side. The moment any small aquatic creature touche…s the inside of the bill-an insect , crustacean , or tiny fish-it is snapped shut. Spoonbills generally prefer fresh water to salt but are found in both environments. They need to feed many hours each day. Courtesy of Wikipedia: Spoonbill (MORE)
Spoonbills need to be able to get to their food in order to eat it.They have long legs with thin, pointed toes which allow them towade through deep water to reach their prey. … These birds have long spoon-shaped bills which enable them to scoopup their food from the water and the mud. As they hunt, they opentheir bill and sweep it back and forth through the water, therebycollecting fish, insects and crustaceans. They detect their preythrough the sense of touch, rather Han sit, enabling them to hunteven in conditions of low visibility, such as muddy water. Spoonbills feed as a group, with one or a couple of birds remainingalert for danger while the other birds have their heads down in thewater. They take it in turns to feed in this way. (MORE)
Black-faced spoonbills are endangered waterbirds that live in wet lands. These birds have a spoon shaped bill and are small and white. They prey on fish and shrimp. They are s…econdary consumers in a food web and eagles can be their predators. But their main impact on their endangerment involves human actions and cold climate. Recently a large number of black faced spoonbills have died due to cold, harsh weather. Now, in Japan, most of these species are taken care of and secured. (MORE)
All species of spoonbills are birds and, like all birds, they arevertebrates because they have a spine and spinal cord, and aninternal skeleton. They belong to the Phylum Chor…data. Mammals, birds, fish, reptiles and amphibians are all vertebrates. (MORE)
Royal spoonbills hunt for food in shallow, freshwater and saltwater habitats in Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia, New Guinea, and the Solomon Islands. They prefer prey such a…s the yabby (a type of crustacean), shrimp, insects, mosquitofish, goldfish, and freshwater snails. They catch prey with their strange, broad bill. (MORE)