Listen to the Eurasian spoonbill
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About the Eurasian spoonbill
The Eurasian spoonbill is a bird in the family Threskiornithidae (order Pelecaniformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”. Adults have a wingspan of about 130 cm and weigh around 76 g.
What does the Eurasian spoonbill sound like?
Bird vocalisations are usually divided into songs – longer, often complex phrases used to defend territory and attract mates, sung mostly by males in the breeding season – and calls: short, simple sounds for contact, alarm, begging or flight.
The recordings here are labelled as begging call. Listen for differences in rhythm, pitch and repetition – the spectrum display makes it easy to see whether a sound is a pure whistle (a thin line), a harsh call (a broad band) or a trill (rapid repeated marks).
From Wikipedia
The Eurasian spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia), or common spoonbill, is a wading bird of the ibis and spoonbill family Threskiornithidae, native to Europe, Africa and Asia. The species is partially migratory with the more northerly breeding populations mostly migrating south for the winter.
More from the family Threskiornithidae
Frequently asked questions
What does an Eurasian spoonbill sound like?
You can hear 1 recording of the Eurasian spoonbill on this page, including its begging call. Bird vocalisations are usually divided into songs – longer, often complex phrases used to defend territory and attract mates, sung mostly by males in the breeding season – and calls: short, simple sounds for contact, alarm, begging or flight.
Is the Eurasian spoonbill endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Eurasian spoonbill as “least concern”.
What family does the Eurasian spoonbill belong to?
The Eurasian spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia) belongs to the family Threskiornithidae in the order Pelecaniformes.
Sources & credits
- Begging call · El Condado (near Almonte), Huelva, Andalucía, Spain by Joost van Bruggen – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q171360 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Eurasian spoonbill – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Andreas Trepte – CC BY-SA 2.5