Black-Faced Spoonbill (Endangered) / Platalea minor / 黑臉琵鷺 (瀕危)
Deep within a mangrove forest, an endangered Black-faced Spoonbill (in non-breeding plumage) dances its way across one of the many tidal channels; image captured in Hong Kong
The Black-faced Spoonbill has the most restricted distribution of the six extant spoonbill species, and it is the only one regarded as endangered (Source: Wikipedia)
After concerted conservation efforts across several nations in East Asia, the global population of this species of spoonbill reached a record high of 6,162 during the 2021 / 22 winter census, of which 369 birds overwintered in Hong Kong (Source: The Hong Kong Bird Watching Society)
Nevertheless, and despite this impressive recovery in numbers, the Black-faced Spoonbill continues to be one of the world's rarest birds
==> This image copyright ©️ Rick C. Graham / 這張相受版權保護，此版權屬於 ©️ Rick C. Graham
Black-Faced Spoonbill (Endangered) / Platalea minor / 黑臉琵鷺 (瀕危)
Deep within a mangrove forest, an endangered Black-faced Spoonbill (in non-breeding plumage) dances its way across one of the many tidal channels; image captured in Hong Kong
The Black-faced Spoonbill has the most restricted distribution of the six extant spoonbill species, and it is the only one regarded as endangered (Source: Wikipedia)
After concerted conservation efforts across several nations in East Asia, the global population of this species of spoonbill reached a record high of 6,162 during the 2021 / 22 winter census, of which 369 birds overwintered in Hong Kong (Source: The Hong Kong Bird Watching Society)
Nevertheless, and despite this impressive recovery in numbers, the Black-faced Spoonbill continues to be one of the world's rarest birds
==> This image copyright ©️ Rick C. Graham / 這張相受版權保護，此版權屬於 ©️ Rick C. Graham