Royal Spoonbill

'''Nesting:'''  They form monogamous pairs for the duration of the breeding season and nest in colonies alongside many other water birds, including Yellow-billed Spoonbills, ibises, herons and cormorants. When they are breeding, long white plumes grow from the back of their heads and colored patches appear on the face. The nest is an open platform of sticks in a tree in which the female lays two or three eggs. The chicks hatch after 21 days. The birds are highly sensitive to disturbance in the breeding season. In Australia, whole colonies have been known to desert their eggs after a minor upset.

'''Nesting:'''  They form monogamous pairs for the duration of the breeding season and nest in colonies alongside many other water birds, including Yellow-billed Spoonbills, ibises, herons and cormorants. When they are breeding, long white plumes grow from the back of their heads and colored patches appear on the face. The nest is an open platform of sticks in a tree in which the female lays two or three eggs. The chicks hatch after 21 days. The birds are highly sensitive to disturbance in the breeding season. In Australia, whole colonies have been known to desert their eggs after a minor upset.

'''Cool Facts:''' They are also known as the Black-billed Spoonbill; in New Zealand they are called “kotuku ngutu papa” by the Maori.

'''Cool Facts:''' They are also known as the Black-billed Spoonbill; in New Zealand they are called “kotuku ngutu papa” by the Maori.