(
Platalea leucorodia, kanalasgem)
Photo: Zoltan Vajda / Kiskunsag National Park
. A wading bird, it feeds on various fish, frogs and other water creatures it “spoons out” from the shallow waters. Its Hungarian name,
kanalasgem (
gem = heron) might suggest that it is a type of heron, but it belongs to the ibis family, and it does not usually share colonies with storks or herons.
It regularly breeds in Hungary; and it raises its chicks between the months of April and June. It is a migratory bird.
Strictly protected.
Source:
One Year in the Kiskunsag National Park 2008 Calendar (
Egy év a Kiskunsági Nemzeti Parkban 2008)
Links
Common Spoonbill
Birdwatching in Hungary
