Definition

Noun: * A species of wading bird: Platalea leucorodia is the scientific name for the Eurasian spoonbill, a large, predominantly white bird with a distinctive long, flat, spoon-shaped bill. It is found in wetlands across southern Eurasia and northeastern Africa.

Usage

• The term is used primarily in formal, scientific, ornithological, and academic contexts to precisely identify this specific species of spoonbill.
• In everyday language, the common name "Eurasian spoonbill" is almost always used instead.

Examples

• Scientific Context:
  • The study focused on the migration patterns of Platalea leucorodia across the Mediterranean basin.
  • A breeding colony of Platalea leucorodia has been identified in the Danube Delta.

Advanced Usage

• The name follows binomial nomenclature, where is the genus (containing all spoonbills) and is the specific species epithet.

Variants and Related Words

• Eurasian spoonbill (n): The common English name for .
• Spoonbill (n): The general term for any bird in the genus or the subfamily Plataleinae, characterized by its unique bill shape.
• Wader / Wading bird (n): A broad category of long-legged birds that forage in shallow water, which includes spoonbills, herons, and storks.

Synonyms

• Eurasian spoonbill

Related Terms (Scientific/Technical)

• Binomial name: The two-part scientific name of an organism.
• Aves (n): The class of animals comprising all birds.
• Threskiornithidae (n): The ibis and spoonbill family to which this species belongs.
• Ornithology (n): The scientific study of birds.

Noun

1. pure white crested spoonbill of southern Eurasia and northeastern Africa