Spoonbill

Breeding season: July to November in the south. Clutch size is two to four. Often nests in colonies with other water birds, such as Ibises and Royal Spoonbills. Nest is a shallow, unlined platform of sticks, rushes and reeds, positioned in high forks of trees over water or in among reed beds. Males collect nest materials. Females build the nest. Both sexes incubate the eggs and care for the young.

Breeding season: October to March. Clutch size is two to four. Forms monogamous pairs for the duration of the breeding season. Nests in colonies alongside many other waterbirds, including Yellow-billed Spoonbills, ibises, herons and cormorants. Nest is a solid bowl-shape bulit with sticks and twigs lined with leaves and water plants, usually placed in the crown of a tree over water or among high reeds and rushes. Nest sites may be reused year after year. Both sexes incubate the eggs and feed the young.