A royal spoonbill using its remarkable bill to search for food (e.g. small crustaceans and fish) that might be trying to hide near a small mangrove seedling.
Scientific name
Platalea regia
Common names
royal spoonbil, kotuku ngutupapa, black-billed spoonbill
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