General Description
Body white brown plumes on wings. Legs yellow. Bill yellow and wide with a flat round tip (spoon-shaped). Body up to 77 cm long.
Biology
Yellow-billed Spoonbills feed by placing their bill into shallow water and using a side-ways swaying of the head to search for crustaceans. They usually roost in trees.
Habitat
Freshwater wetlands and swamps, occasionally saltwater areas.
Coastal shores
Distribution guide
Australia.
Species Group
Max Size
77 cm
Diet
Carnivore
Commercial Species
Yes
Global Dispersal
Native to Australia
Conservation Status
- DSE Advisory List : Not listed
- EPBC Act 1999 : Not listed
- IUCN Red List : Least Concern
Author
Wayne Longmore is a Senior Collection manager of terrestrial vertebrates at Museum Victoria.
Author
Rory O'Brien is a Collection Manager of terrestrial vertebrates at Museum Victoria.
Cite this page as:
Longmore, N. W. & O'Brien, R., 2011, Yellow-billed Spoonbill, Platalea flavipes, in Taxonomic Toolkit for marine life of Port Phillip Bay, Museum Victoria, accessed 25 Feb 2025, http://136.154.202.208:8098/species/7946
