white spoonbill

Japanese: white spoonbill(英語表記)whitespoonbill
white spoonbill

...A general term for birds of the Ibis family in the order Ciconiiformes, or the subfamily Thresheridae. The white spoonbill ( Platalea leucorodia ) (illustration) is about 86 cm long. At first glance, it is a wading bird that resembles a heron, but it has a large, long, spatula-shaped beak.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "white spoonbill" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…コウノトリ目トキ科の鳥,またはトキ科ヘラサギ亜科の鳥の総称。ヘラサギPlatalea leucorodia(英名white spoonbill)(イラスト)は全長約86cm。一見サギ類に似た渉禽(しようきん)だが,へら状の大きな長いくちばしが特徴。…

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