Black-faced SpoonbillDutch: Kleine Lepelaar |
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| Order: | Ciconiiformes |
| Family: | Threskiornithidae |
| Genus: | Platalea |
| Species: | Platalea minor |
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| Many thanks to the Senckenberg Museum, Frankfurt, for allowing us to photograph this specimen. | |
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Side, top and bottom view of skull. (Click on image to enlarge) |
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| Length: | 221 mm |
| Length cranium: | 50 mm |
| Width (cranium): | 34 mm |
| Height (cranium): | 34 mm |
| Alternative names: Schwarzgesichtlöffler (German), Petite Spatule (French), Espátula Menor (Spanish) | |