Eurasian Spoonbill
Platalea leucorodiaLinnaeus, C, 1758
English (US) Eurasian Spoonbill
The Eurasian Spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia) 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.
- Scientific name
- Platalea leucorodia
- Order
- Pelecaniformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Eurasian Spoonbill
- Described by
- Linnaeus, C, 1758
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Platalea leucorodia leucorodia
- Platalea leucorodia balsaci
- Platalea leucorodia archeri
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Platalea Leucorodia
- Described by
- Linnaeus, C, 1758
- Type locality
- Europe; restricted to Sweden by Linnaeus, 1761, Fauna Svecica, ed. 2, p. 57.
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1 p.139
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Pseudibis papillosa
White-shouldered Ibis
Pseudibis davisoni
Giant Ibis
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Roseate Spoonbill
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Yellow-billed Spoonbill
Platalea flavipes
African Spoonbill
Platalea alba
Royal Spoonbill
Platalea regia
Black-faced Spoonbill
Platalea minor
African Sacred Ibis
Threskiornis aethiopicus
Malagasy Sacred Ibis
Threskiornis bernieri
Reunion Ibis
Threskiornis solitarius
Black-headed Ibis
Threskiornis melanocephalus
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