African Spoonbill
Platalea albaScopoli, GA, 1786
English (US) African Spoonbill
The African Spoonbill (Platalea alba) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Threskiornithidae (Ibises and Spoonbills) in the order Pelecaniformes.
Range: sub-Saharan Africa and MadagascarRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Platalea alba
- Order
- Pelecaniformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- African Spoonbill
- Described by
- Scopoli, GA, 1786
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Scopoli, GA, 1786
- Type locality
- Luzon, Philippines; error. Cape of Good Hope.
- Original description
- Deliciae Florae et Faunae Insubricae 2 p.92
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Roseate Spoonbill
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Yellow-billed Spoonbill
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Eurasian Spoonbill
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Royal Spoonbill
Platalea regia
Black-faced Spoonbill
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African Sacred Ibis
Threskiornis aethiopicus
Malagasy Sacred Ibis
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Reunion Ibis
Threskiornis solitarius
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