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Hong Kong Biodiversity Database

General
Conservation
Distribution
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References
General Information
 
Platalea minor
Black-faced Spoonbill
 
Animal Group: Bird
鳥類
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Ciconiiformes
Family: Threskiornithidae
Other Common Name(s): Lesser Spoonbill
Description: Medium-sized whitish wading bird with blackish spoon-liked bill. Globally endangered species, wintering in Mai Po Inner Deep Bay Ramsar Site every year.
Conservation Status
Statutory Protection in Hong Kong
  • Listed in Wild Animals Protection Ordinance (Cap. 170)
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Status
  • Endangered
China Red Data Book Status
  • Endangered
Fellowes et al. (2002)
  • Potential Global Concern
Distribution
Distribution in Hong Kong
  • Common winter visitor. Found in Deep Bay area.
Photo Gallery
References
  • Carey, G.J., Chalmers, M.L., Diskin, D.A., Kennerley, P.R., Leader, P.J., Leven, M.R., Lewthwaite, R.W., Melville, D.S., Turnbull, M., Young, L. 2001. The Avifauna of Hong Kong. Hong Kong Bird Watching Society, Hong Kong.
  • Philips, K., Lam, C.Y., Viney, C. 1994. Birds of Hong Kong and South China. Government Printer, Hong Kong.
  • Zheng, G., Wang, Q. 1998. China Red Data Book of Endangered Animals: Aves. Science Press, Beijing.
  • Zheng, G. 2002. A Checklist on the Classification and Distribution of the Birds of the World. Science Press.