Jenjang dan burung perancah (Cranes & Waders)
Royal Spoonbill
Platalea regia
- langka
- 40 km/h
- Risiko rendah
Sweeps its spatula bill side-to-side through shallow water, snapping shut on anything that moves. Zero guesswork.
- Populasi
- Not precisely quantified globally; regional data shows the NZ breeding population grew from ~52 birds (1977) to ~2,360 (2012) to ~4,593 (2024), and the species is generally described as widespread and locally increasing across its Australasian range
- Habitat
- Intertidal flats and shallows of both fresh and saltwater wetlands — estuaries, mudflats, mangroves, lakes, swamps, rivers and harbours, generally in water less than about 40 cm deep; breeds in tall trees (e.g. kahikatea), ground sites near water, reeds, low shrubs, and rocky headlands
- Fakta menarik
- The Royal Spoonbill hunts almost blind to what it's catching, sweeping its sensitive, spoon-shaped bill side to side through murky shallow water and snapping shut on prey it detects purely by touch via vibration-sensing nerve endings inside the bill.
- Sebaran
- Native to Australia; also occurs in New Zealand (where it now breeds throughout North and South Islands, with occasional records from the Chatham and Kermadec Islands), Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, and the Solomon Islands, with vagrant records in New Caledonia
- Makanan
- Carnivorous — fish, crustaceans (shrimps, crabs, yabbies), aquatic insects, molluscs (occasionally snails), and amphibians, occasionally taking plant material, located by touch as it sweeps its sensitive spoon-shaped bill side to side through shallow water
- Ukuran
- 0,8 m
- Bentang sayap
- 1,2 m
- Masa hidup
- 10 tahun
