Name:Anas rhynchotis
Alias:Anas rhynchotis,Spatula rhynchotis,Australasian Shoveler
Outline:Waterfowl
Family:
length:46-53cm
Weight:665-667g
Life:No textual research information is available
IUCN:LC
The black-headed Spoonbill (Spatula rhynchotis) is a medium-sized swimming bird in the family Anatidae and the genus Spatula, with two subspecies.
Black-capped Spoonbills are timid and cautious, usually living in small groups, but in the dry season, they can mix with other birds and gather in large groups of hundreds of species. They have a flat beak like a paddle and can feed in the water. The main food is plants and insects.
Black-topped Spoonmouths breed in dry areas, nesting near the coast and spawning season is from August to December. The nest is usually built underground in a dense area of vegetation, but sometimes it is placed in a stump or in a tree hole. 9 to 11 eggs are laid at a time and incubated alone by the female for 25 days. The female ducks alone take care of feeding and swimming training.
Listed on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) 2012 Red List of Threatened Species ver 3.1 - Low Risk (LC).
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