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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:bird
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gptkbp:adult_plumage
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white with pink tint
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gptkbp:behavior
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often seen in flocks
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gptkbp:breeding_range
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shallow marshes
up to 100 pairs
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gptkbp:breeding_season
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November to March
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gptkbp:character_voice
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croaking sounds
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gptkbp:class
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gptkb:Aves
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gptkbp:color
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gptkb:black
gptkb:white
about 12-15 cm
spoon-shaped and pink
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gptkbp:conservation_efforts
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protected in many areas
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gptkbp:conservation_status
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gptkb:Least_Concern
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gptkbp:cultural_significance
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symbol of wetlands.
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gptkbp:diet
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invertebrates
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gptkbp:distribution
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gptkb:sub-Saharan_Africa
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gptkbp:egg_color
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gptkb:white
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gptkbp:family
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gptkb:Threskiornithidae
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gptkbp:first_described_by
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by Linnaeus in 1766
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gptkbp:fledging_period
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about 60 days
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gptkbp:foraging_behavior
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diurnal
wading and sweeping bill
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gptkbp:genus
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gptkb:Platalea
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gptkbp:habitat
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wetlands
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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African spoonbill
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gptkbp:incubation_period
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about 28 days
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gptkbp:kingdom
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gptkb:Animalia
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gptkbp:length
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70-80 cm
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gptkbp:mating_system
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displays and calls
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gptkbp:migration
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sedentary
not migratory
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gptkbp:native_range
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gptkb:Africa
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gptkbp:nest_material
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sticks and reeds
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gptkbp:nesting
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in colonies
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gptkbp:nesting_site
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on the ground or in low trees
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gptkbp:order
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gptkb:Pelecaniformes
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gptkbp:phylum
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gptkb:Chordata
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gptkbp:population_trend
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gptkb:stable
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gptkbp:predators
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birds of prey
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gptkbp:related_species
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gptkb:Roseate_spoonbill
gptkb:Black-faced_spoonbill
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gptkbp:size
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1.5-2.5 kg
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gptkbp:social_behavior
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gregarious
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gptkbp:social_structure
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monogamous during breeding season
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gptkbp:species
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gptkb:Platalea_alba
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gptkbp:subspecies
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none known
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gptkbp:tail_length
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about 15-20 cm
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gptkbp:threats
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habitat loss
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gptkbp:wingspan
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100-120 cm
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gptkbp:young
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called chicks
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Akagera_National_Park
gptkb:Eurasian_spoonbill
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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