Definition of Platalea leucorodia. Meaning of Platalea leucorodia. Synonyms of Platalea leucorodia

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Definition of Platalea leucorodia

Platalea leucorodia
Spoonbill Spoon"bill`, n. (Zo["o]l.) (a) Any one of several species of wading birds of the genera Ajaja and Platalea, and allied genera, in which the long bill is broadly expanded and flattened at the tip. Note: The roseate spoonbill of America (Ajaja ajaja), and the European spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia) are the best known. The royal spoonbill (P. regia) of Australia is white, with the skin in front of the eyes naked and black. The male in the breeding season has a fine crest. (b) The shoveler. See Shoveler, 2. (c) The ruddy duck. See under Ruddy. (d) The paddlefish.

Meaning of Platalea leucorodia from wikipedia

- spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia), or common spoonbill, is a wading bird of the ibis and spoonbill family Threskiornithidae. The genus name Platalea is from...
- bill. The type species was designated as the Eurasian spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia) by George Robert Gray in 1840. They have traditionally been thought...
- Genus Platalea Eurasian spoonbill, Platalea leucorodia Black-faced spoonbill, Platalea minor African spoonbill, Platalea alba Royal spoonbill, Platalea regia...
- tetrax), glossy ibis (Plegadis falcinellus), Eurasian spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia), night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax), red-breasted goose (Branta...
- ibis, Phimosus infuscatus (A) Roseate spoonbill, Platalea ajaja Eurasian spoonbill, Platalea leucorodia (A) Order: Cathartiformes   Family: Cathartidae...
- ibis (Plegadis falcinellus), Eurasian spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia), African spoonbill (Platalea alba), white-winged tern (Chlidonias leucopterus)...
- bald ibis, Geronticus eremita (I) (endangered) Eurasian spoonbill, Platalea leucorodia Order: Accipitriformes   Family: Pandionidae The family Pandionidae...
- (Egretta alba), little egret (Egretta garzetta), Eurasian spoonbill(Platalea leucorodia), great white pelican (Pelec**** onocrotalus), Dalmatian pelican...
- Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus- Take off to landing at Sultanpur Eurasian spoonbill Platalea leucorodia resting at Sultanpur Great egret Casmerodius albus- Breeding plumage...
- number of rare and endangered migrating birds: Eurasian spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia), black stork (Ciconia nigra), osprey (Pandion haliaetus), white-tailed...