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Platalea

  • Spoonbill, Threskiornithidae, Platalea, Ho Co Quam

    Spoonbills are a genus, Platalea, of large, long-legged wading birds. The genus name Platalea derives from Ancient Greek and means "broad", referring to the shape of the bill.
    1/ Black-faced spoonbill (Cò thìa, Platalea minor)
    2/ Eurasian spoonbill (Cò thìa Á Âu, Platalea leucorodia), or common spoonbill
    leucorodia is from Ancient Greek leukerodios: leukos, "white" and erodios "heron".

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