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  spoonbill on Encyclopedia.com
The common spoonbill of Europe, Asia, and Africa, Platalea leucorodia, is white and crested.
The unrelated shoveler duck is sometimes called spoonbill, and there is a spoon-billed sandpiper.
Spoonbill action voluntary echo: disease threatens spoonbills in Taiwan.(Earth Island in the news)
www.encyclopedia.com /html/s1/spoonbil.asp   (400 words)

  
 AllRefer.com - spoonbill (Vertebrate Zoology) - Encyclopedia
spoonbill, common name for a large wading bird related to the ibis.
The roseate spoonbill, Ajaia ajaja, its plumage rosy pink accented with carmine on the wings and tail, is found from the Gulf states S to Argentina and Chile.
Spoonbills are classified in the phylum Chordata, subphylum Vertebrata, class Aves, order Ciconiiformes, family Threskiornithidae.
reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/S/spoonbil.html   (216 words)

  
 African Spoonbill - Education - Information - Educational Resources - Encyclopedia - Music
The African Spoonbill (Platalea alba) is a wading bird of the ibis and spoonbill family Threskiornithidae.
The African Spoonbill occurs in marshy wetlands with some open shallow water, nesting in colonies in trees or reedbeds.
This spoonbill feeds on various fish, frogs and other water creatures.
education.music.us /A/African-Spoonbill.htm   (339 words)

  
 MSN Encarta - 15 Most Popular National Parks
Temperate and tropical plant life can be found in mangrove and cypress swamps, sawgrass prairies, estuaries, and coastal marshes.
These environs are also home to wading birds like the wood stork, great blue heron, and roseate spoonbill.
In addition, the Everglades is a natural habitat for more than 14 endangered species, and visitors are often able to see rare sea turtles, Florida panthers, and West Indian manatees.
encarta.msn.com /list_PopularParks/15_Popular_National_Parks.html   (1629 words)

  
 Cheese, Specialty Food, Gourmet Gift Baskets, Cheese Gifts: igourmet
The spoonbill, also called the paddlefish, is a peculiar prehistoric fish that thrives in the waters of the Mississippi.
It is a member of the sturgeon family, so its caviar is like that produced by the more famous Caspian Sea sturgeon, albeit at a much more affordable price.
The spoonbill's caviar is quite delectable; rich, robust and creamy with small silvery pearls.
www.igourmet.com /shoppe.asp?cat=3&subcat=Caviar   (1240 words)

  
 Jay's Orchid Species Encyclopedia -Kenya- Africa
My son had a good time feeding the Maribou Storks and the Sacred Ibis.
We also saw an African Spoonbill which sure is a different color than where I come from, ours are pink.
This club was owned by William Holden the actor and he liked Africa's beauty.
www.orchidspecies.com /africa.htm   (5000 words)

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