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Black-faced Spoonbill
- Scientific name
- Platalea minor
- Family
- Threskiornithidae
- Conservation status
- Vulnerable
- Habitat
- Wetland marsh
- Wing shape
- Broad
- Tail shape
- Rounded
Where it came from
The Black-faced spoonbill, Platalea minor, represents the rarest of the six spoonbill species, historically distributed across the coastal regions of East Asia. Its taxonomic identity was long recognized by naturalists for its distinctive spatulate bill, which it uses to forage through shallow waters. The species became the focus of intense international conservation efforts in the late 20th century, as habitat loss and industrial development pushed its population to the brink of extinction.
The bird's visual profile is defined by its broad wingspan and rounded tail, features that assist in its characteristic sweeping feeding behavior. Conservationists and ornithologists designed recovery programs around the species' specific migratory patterns between breeding grounds in Korea and wintering sites in Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Vietnam. These efforts have been widely cited in biological literature as a successful case study in cross-border environmental cooperation and habitat preservation.
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