Any of various large, long-legged wading birds in the ibis family Threskiornithidae, that have a large, flat, spatulate bill.

plural of spoonbill

(zoology) Having the bill expanded and spatulate at the end, as in the spoonbills.

Platalea leucorodia, is a wading bird of the ibis and spoonbill family Threskiornithidae.

Platalea regia, a bird found in Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, and the Solomon Islands.

plural of royal spoonbill