There are six species of Spoonbill in the world, Australia having two of them, the Royal and the Yellow-billed.
Spoonbills are related to the Ibis but through evolution, have developed a flattened bill with a spatulate end and become what is known as a ''tactile'' feeder rather then developing a probing method of feeding like the Ibis by moving their open bill sideways back and forth through the water.
Nests in tree making a flat stick nest lined with some small leaves.
Photos taken: 1,2 Herdsmann Lake
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