Yellow-billed Spoonbill
Platalea flavipesGould, J, 1838
English (US) Yellow-billed Spoonbill
The Yellow-billed Spoonbill (Platalea flavipes) 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: southwestern, northern, and eastern Australia (excluding Tasmania)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Platalea flavipes
- Order
- Pelecaniformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Yellow-billed Spoonbill
- Described by
- Gould, J, 1838
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Gould, J, 1838
- Type locality
- New South Wales.
- Original description
- A synopsis of the birds of Australia, and the adjacent islands pt4 App. p.7
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Giant Ibis
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Roseate Spoonbill
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African Spoonbill
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Eurasian Spoonbill
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Royal Spoonbill
Platalea regia
Black-faced Spoonbill
Platalea minor
African Sacred Ibis
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Malagasy Sacred Ibis
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