Platalea leucorodia
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The long black bill flattens and widens into a spoon at the tip, yellow-tipped in adults
Walks forward sweeping the half-open bill from side to side through shallow water instead of waiting and stabbing like a heron
Flies with the neck outstretched, unlike herons, alternating quick beats with short glides
In breeding plumage a shaggy yellowish nape crest and a yellow band across the upper breast appear
Looks like a white egret at distance, but the bill silhouette settles the identification instantly
Largely silent, with grunting notes and bill-clattering at the colony
