A long-legged wader that sweeps its spoon-shaped bill through shallow water for small fish and other aquatic prey.
It has white plumage, red legs and facial skin, and a bill that broadens into a spoon shape at the tip.
It sweeps its bill from side to side in shallow water and snaps it shut when it senses prey. It eats small fish, crayfish, crabs, and insects.
It nests in trees around shallow lakes, marshes, and wetlands. Males gather nest material and females build the nest.
Females lay 3–5 eggs in a clutch. Both parents cover the eggs and feed the chicks after hatching.
Chicks begin walking around the nest at about three weeks and leave it at about five weeks.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.