(Platalea leucorodia, kanalasgem
The Common Spoonbill nests in colonies in trees or reedbeds of tranquil marshy wetlands
Photo: Zoltan Vajda / Kiskunsag National Park
. A wading bird, it feeds on various fish, frogs and other water creatures it “spoons out” from the shallow waters. Its Hungarian name, kanalasgem
= heron) might suggest that it is a type of heron, but it belongs to the ibis family, and it does not usually share colonies with storks or herons.
It regularly breeds in Hungary
; and it raises its chicks between the months of April and June. It is a migratory bird.
Source: One Year in the Kiskunsag National Park 2008 Calendar
(Egy év a Kiskunsági Nemzeti Parkban 2008
Birdwatching in Hungary