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Name |
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Spoonbill |
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Scientific Name |
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Platalea leucorodia |
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Size |
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Chamcha (85 cm) |
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Habitat |
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Marshes and Jheels |
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Identification |
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Long legged snow white marsh bird with black legs, black and yellow spoon shaped bill |
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Status |
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Local Migratory |
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Distribution |
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Throughout the Indian Union |
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Food |
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Tadpoles, frogs, molluscs and Insects |
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Nest |
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July to November, Stick platform |
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Eggs |
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4, white sparingly spotted |
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Least concern |
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Terrestrial |
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Common |
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Winter visitor to most parts of M.P |
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