Royal Spoonbill (Platalea regia) are a group of large, long-legged wading birds in the family Threskiornithidae, which also includes the Ibises. And occurs in intertidal flats and shallows of fresh and saltwater wetlands in Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, and the Solomon Islands. The Royal Spoonbill lives in wetlands and feeds on crustaceans, fish and small insects by sweeping its bill from side to side. When they are breeding, long white plumes grow from the back of their heads and coloured patches appear on the face. The nest is an open platform of sticks in a tree in which the female lays two or three eggs. The chicks hatch after 21 days. [Photos taken South Island New Zealand]
Posted on: Mon, 22 Sep 2014 00:22:30 +0000
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