Eurasian spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia), or common spoonbill, दाबिल,चमचा बाझ ,श्वेत आटी

Eurasian spoonbill ( Platalea leucorodia ), or common spoonbill , दाबिल,चमचा बाझ ,श्वेत आटी SSBS आगरा Uttar Pradesh February 19 Nikon Gears This is a wading bird of the ibis and spoonbill family Threskiornithidae . The genus name Platalea is from Latin and means "broad", referring to the distinctive shape of the bill, and leucorodia is from Ancient Greek leukerodios "spoonbill", itself derived from leukos , "white" and erodios "heron"