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Platalea minor Temminck & Schlegel, 1849 Family: ibises, spoonbills Order: Ciconiiformes print version
Black-faced spoonbill Petite Spatule Espátula menor Schwarzgesichtlöffler
Migration: intracontinental

Verbreitungskarte von Platalea minor Migratory; arrives in Korea in Mar, and departs in Nov. Earliest arrival of wintering bird in Japan, end of Oct; wintering population in Hong Kong present late Oct-Mar, with some immatures staying throughout summer since 1987.   (del Hoyo J, Elliott A, Sargatal J (eds), 1992)


Regions: East Asia, North Asia, South & Southeast Asia
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(Last update: 26.04.04 by E.Heuel)