Royal Spoonbill (2058/2613)

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A royal spoonbill swallows a small crab caught in shallow tidal water.

Scientific name: Platalea regia
Common names: royal spoonbil, kotuku ngutupapa, black-billed spoonbill
Location: Miranda, Firth of Thames, New Zealand
Photo ID: 15572
Tags: At Risk, feeding, Naturally Uncommon, New Zealand, Pelecaniformes, Platalea regia, Threskiornithidae
Albums: Birds Herons & spoonbills Royal spoonbill

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