Spoon-Billed Sandpiper

First off, this beautiful wader is a lot smaller than you think. Found on the coastline of Southeast Asia, the Spoonbill Sandpiper is approximately the size of a small mouse! The bird affectionately known as “spoonie” is tiny and elegant, with a rust coloured head and neck that speckles and fades into a creamy white body, held up by two slender black legs. The star of the show, of course, is the bill the bird is named for, long and thin with a slightly star shaped “spoon” at the end. Massively endangered as a result of swiftly disappearing habitats, this tiny wader bird has a population of around 120, and without serious intervention, extinction is predicted to be within just ten years. The rapidly declining population of the spoonbill sandpiper made it an all too obvious choice for our criticals collection, shining a spotlight on this beautiful wader and the tragic and preventable fate it currently faces. Our Spoonbill Sandpiper makes a meaningful gift for beach lovers, rare birds, or