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Black-faced spoonbills reached a serious low in population in the 1990s, but by 2003 their numbers increased to at least 1,069 counted individuals. [5] While it is known that their breeding area covers northeastern China and several islands between North and South Korea, [6] human-assisted breeding efforts have not been overly successful due to the difficulty in sexing the black-faced ...
A molecular phylogenetic study of the spoonbills based on mitochondrial DNA found that the Eurasian spoonbill is sister taxon to a clade containing the royal and black-faced spoonbills. [8] In England it was traditionally known as the "shovelard", a name later used for the northern shoveler. [9] Three subspecies are recognised. These are listed ...
Eurasian spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia) Adults and juveniles are largely white with black outer wing-tips and dark bills and legs. Breeds in reed beds, usually without other species. Northeast of Africa and much of Eurasia from the British Isles across to Japan: Black-faced spoonbill (Platalea minor) Closely related to Eurasian spoonbills.
The family Threskiornithidae includes 36 species of large wading birds. The family has been traditionally classified into two subfamilies, the ibises and the spoonbills; however recent genetic studies have cast doubt on this arrangement, and have found the spoonbills to be nested within the Old World ibises, and the New World ibises as an early offshoot.
The renowned ornithologist John Gould first described the royal spoonbill in 1838, naming it Platalea regia and noting its similarity to the Eurasian spoonbill (P. leucorodia). [2] A 2010 study of mitochondrial DNA of the spoonbills by Chesser and colleagues found that the royal and black-faced spoonbills were each other's closest relatives. [3]
A particularly noted bird species is the black-faced spoonbill. Upo provides habitat to large numbers of migrant birds, including other rare species such as the white-naped crane and taiga bean goose. There is a restoration project to reintroduce the crested ibis to Upo. Last seen in 2003, the crested ibis is a symbol of Gyengnam Province.
Danda Major Wildlife Habitat 1212.14 km 2, est. 2000; ... Tainan County Zengwen River Mouth North Bank Black-faced Spoonbill Refuge 3.2 km 2, est. 2002;
It includes the main winter habitat of the black-faced spoonbill, an endangered waterbird. In addition to ecological attractions, the scenic area has several remnants of Taiwan's now-defunct salt industry. The administrative headquarters are in Beimen District, in Tainan City.