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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
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
English (US)
Yellow-billed Spoonbill
Described by
Gould, J, 1838

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Taxonomic 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.

See all 36 species of the family Threskiornithidae