Platalea flavipes (Yellow-billed Spoonbill)

Yellow-billed Spoonbill

Platalea flavipes Gould, 1838

The yellow-billed spoonbill is a gregarious wading bird of the ibis and spoonbill family, Threskiornithidae. It is native to Australia, and is a vagrant to New Zealand, Lord Howe Island and Norfolk Island. Source: Wikipedia

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Classification

Order:
  Pelecaniformes
Family:
  Threskiornithidae
Genus:
   Platalea
Scientific:
  Platalea flavipes

Original description

Citation:
Gould, 1838

Reference:
Syn.BirdsAustr. p.7

Protonym:
Platalea flavipes

Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47441778

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
62A227794D85D569

Avibase ID:
avibase-62A22779

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/62A22779

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 174936

Geographic range:

Platalea flavipes: Australia; vagrant to Tasmania and New Zealand

Source: Clements checklist

English:
Yellow-billed Spoonbill
Catalan:
Becplaner becgroc
Czech:
kolpík žlutozobý
Danish:
Gulnæbbet Skestork
German:
Gelbschnabellöffler
Spanish:
Espátula Piquigualda
Spanish (Spain):
Espátula Piquigualda
Finnish:
keltakapustahaikara
French:
Spatule à bec jaune
Croatian:
žutokljuna žličarka
Hungarian:
sárgalábú kanalasgém
Icelandic:
Gulspænir
Italian:
Spatola beccogiallo
Japanese (romaji):
kibashiherasagi
Japanese:
キバシヘラサギ
Lithuanian:
Geltonsnapė girnovė
Dutch:
Geelsnavellepelaar
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Gulnebbskeistork
Norwegian:
Gulnebbskjestork
Polish:
warzęcha żółtodzioba
Portuguese:
Colhereiro-de-bico-amarelo
Russian:
Желтоклювая колпица
Slovak:
lyžičiar žltozobý
Serbian:
Žutokljuni australijski kašičar
Swedish:
gulnäbbad skedstork
Ukrainian:
Косар жовтодзьобий
Chinese:
黄嘴琵鹭
Chinese (Traditional):
黃嘴琵鷺

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Yellow-billed Spoonbill ( Platalea flavipes)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Yellow-billed Spoonbill ( Platalea flavipes)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Yellow-billed Spoonbill ( Platalea flavipes)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Yellow-billed Spoonbill ( Platalea flavipes)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Yellow-billed Spoonbill ( Platalea flavipes)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Yellow-billed Spoonbill ( Platalea flavipes)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Yellow-billed Spoonbill ( Platalea flavipes)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Yellow-billed Spoonbill ( Platalea flavipes)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Yellow-billed Spoonbill ( Platalea flavipes)
Birdlife checklist version 00: Yellow-billed Spoonbill ( Platalea flavipes)
Birdlife checklist version 01: Yellow-billed Spoonbill ( Platalea flavipes)
Birdlife checklist version 02: Yellow-billed Spoonbill ( Platalea flavipes)
Birdlife checklist version 03: Yellow-billed Spoonbill ( Platalea flavipes)
Birdlife checklist version 04: Yellow-billed Spoonbill ( Platalea flavipes)
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Yellow-billed Spoonbill ( Platalea flavipes)
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Yellow-billed Spoonbill ( Platalea flavipes)
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Yellow-billed Spoonbill ( Platalea flavipes)
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Yellow-billed Spoonbill ( Platalea flavipes)
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Yellow-billed Spoonbill ( Platalea flavipes)
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Yellow-billed Spoonbill ( Platalea flavipes)
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Yellow-billed Spoonbill ( Platalea flavipes)
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Yellow-billed Spoonbill ( Platalea flavipes)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Yellow-billed Spoonbill ( Platalea flavipes)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Yellow-billed Spoonbill ( Platalea flavipes)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Yellow-billed Spoonbill ( Platalea flavipes)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Yellow-billed Spoonbill ( Platalea flavipes)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Yellow-billed Spoonbill ( Platalea flavipes)
Christidis and Boles (2008): Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds: Yellow-billed Spoonbill ( Platalea flavipes)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Spatule à bec jaune ( Platalea flavipes)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Spatule à bec jaune ( Platalea flavipes)
Clements 1st edition: Yellow-billed Spoonbill ( Platalea flavipes)
Clements, version 2021: Yellow-billed Spoonbill ( Platalea flavipes)
Clements 3rd edition: Yellow-billed Spoonbill ( Platalea flavipes)
Clements 4th edition: Yellow-billed Spoonbill ( Platalea flavipes)
Clements 5th edition (as published): Yellow-billed Spoonbill ( Platalea flavipes)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Yellow-billed Spoonbill ( Platalea flavipes)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Yellow-billed Spoonbill ( Platalea flavipes)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Yellow-billed Spoonbill ( Platalea flavipes)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Yellow-billed Spoonbill ( Platalea flavipes)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Yellow-billed Spoonbill ( Platalea flavipes)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Yellow-billed Spoonbill ( Platalea flavipes)
Clements 6th edition: Yellow-billed Spoonbill ( Platalea flavipes)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Yellow-billed Spoonbill ( Platalea flavipes)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Yellow-billed Spoonbill ( Platalea flavipes)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Yellow-billed Spoonbill ( Platalea flavipes)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Yellow-billed Spoonbill ( Platalea flavipes)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Yellow-billed Spoonbill ( Platalea flavipes)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Yellow-billed Spoonbill ( Platalea flavipes)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Yellow-billed Spoonbill ( Platalea flavipes)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Yellow-billed Spoonbill ( Platalea flavipes)
Clements, version 2015: Yellow-billed Spoonbill ( Platalea flavipes)
Clements, version 2016: Yellow-billed Spoonbill ( Platalea flavipes)
Clements, version 2017: Yellow-billed Spoonbill ( Platalea flavipes)
Clements, version 2018: Yellow-billed Spoonbill ( Platalea flavipes)
Clements, version 2019: Yellow-billed Spoonbill ( Platalea flavipes)
eBird version 1.50: Yellow-billed Spoonbill ( Platalea flavipes)
eBird version 1.52: Yellow-billed Spoonbill ( Platalea flavipes)
eBird version 1.53: Yellow-billed Spoonbill ( Platalea flavipes)
eBird version 1.54: Yellow-billed Spoonbill ( Platalea flavipes)
eBird version 1.55: Yellow-billed Spoonbill ( Platalea flavipes)
eBird version 2015: Yellow-billed Spoonbill ( Platalea flavipes)
eBird version 2016: Yellow-billed Spoonbill ( Platalea flavipes)
eBird version 2017: Yellow-billed Spoonbill ( Platalea flavipes)
eBird version 2018: Yellow-billed Spoonbill ( Platalea flavipes)
eBird version 2019: Yellow-billed Spoonbill ( Platalea flavipes)
eBird version 2021: Yellow-billed Spoonbill ( Platalea flavipes)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Yellow-billed Spoonbill ( Platalea flavipes)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Yellow-billed Spoonbill ( Platalea flavipes)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Yellow-billed Spoonbill ( Platalea flavipes)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Yellow-billed Spoonbill ( Platalea flavipes)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Yellow-billed Spoonbill ( Platalea flavipes)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Yellow-billed Spoonbill ( Platalea flavipes)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Yellow-billed Spoonbill ( Platalea flavipes)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Yellow-billed Spoonbill ( Platalea flavipes)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Yellow-billed Spoonbill ( Platalea flavipes)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Yellow-billed Spoonbill ( Platalea flavipes)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Yellow-billed Spoonbill ( Platalea flavipes)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Yellow-billed Spoonbill ( Platalea flavipes)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Yellow-billed Spoonbill ( Platalea flavipes)
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Yellow-billed Spoonbill ( Platalea flavipes)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Yellow-billed Spoonbill ( Platalea flavipes)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Yellow-billed Spoonbill ( Platalea flavipes)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Yellow-billed Spoonbill ( Platalea flavipes)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Yellow-billed Spoonbill ( Platalea flavipes)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Yellow-billed Spoonbill ( Platalea flavipes)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Yellow-billed Spoonbill ( Platalea flavipes)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Yellow-billed Spoonbill ( Platalea flavipes)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Yellow-billed Spoonbill ( Platalea flavipes)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Yellow-billed Spoonbill ( Platalea flavipes)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Yellow-billed Spoonbill ( Platalea flavipes)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Yellow-billed Spoonbill ( Platalea flavipes)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Yellow-billed Spoonbill ( Platalea flavipes)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Yellow-billed Spoonbill ( Platalea flavipes)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Yellow-billed Spoonbill ( Platalea flavipes)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Yellow-billed Spoonbill ( Platalea flavipes)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Yellow-billed Spoonbill ( Platalea flavipes)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Yellow-billed Spoonbill ( Platalea flavipes)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Yellow-billed Spoonbill ( Platalea flavipes)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Yellow-billed Spoonbill ( Platalea flavipes)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Yellow-billed Spoonbill ( Platalea flavipes)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Yellow-billed Spoonbill ( Platalea flavipes)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Yellow-billed Spoonbill ( Platalea flavipes)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Yellow-billed Spoonbill ( Platalea flavipes)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Yellow-billed Spoonbill ( Platalea flavipes)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Yellow-billed Spoonbill ( Platalea flavipes)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Yellow-billed Spoonbill ( Platalea flavipes)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Yellow-billed Spoonbill ( Platalea flavipes)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Yellow-billed Spoonbill ( Platalea flavipes)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Yellow-billed Spoonbill ( Platalea flavipes)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Yellow-billed Spoonbill ( Platalea flavipes)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Yellow-billed Spoonbill ( Platalea flavipes)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Yellow-billed Spoonbill ( Platalea flavipes)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Yellow-billed Spoonbill ( Platalea flavipes)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Yellow-billed Spoonbill ( Platalea flavipes)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Yellow-billed Spoonbill ( Platalea flavipes)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Yellow-billed Spoonbill ( Platalea flavipes)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Yellow-billed Spoonbill ( Platalea flavipes)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Yellow-billed Spoonbill ( Platalea flavipes)
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Yellow-billed Spoonbill ( Platalea flavipes)
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Yellow-billed Spoonbill ( Platalea flavipes)
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Yellow-billed Spoonbill ( Platalea flavipes)
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Yellow-billed Spoonbill ( Platalea flavipes)
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Yellow-billed Spoonbill ( Platalea flavipes)
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Yellow-billed Spoonbill ( Platalea flavipes)
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Yellow-billed Spoonbill ( Platalea flavipes)
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Yellow-billed Spoonbill ( Platalea flavipes)
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Yellow-billed Spoonbill ( Platalea flavipes)
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Yellow-billed Spoonbill ( Platalea flavipes)
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Yellow-billed Spoonbill ( Platalea flavipes)
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Yellow-billed Spoonbill ( Platalea flavipes)
Morony, Bock and Farrand: Yellow-billed Spoonbill ( Platalea flavipes)
Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Platalea flavipes
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Platibis flavipes
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Platalea flavipes
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Yellow-billed Spoonbill ( Platalea flavipes)
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Yellow-billed Spoonbill ( Platalea flavipes)
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Yellow-billed Spoonbill ( Platalea flavipes)
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Yellow-billed Spoonbill ( Platalea flavipes)
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Platalea flavipes
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Platalea flavipes

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Other synonyms

Azerbaijani: sarıdimdik ərsindimdik
Bengali: ঴রমদঠুুঁটি চাভচঠুুঁটি
Bengali (transliteration): haladēṭhum̐ṭi cāmacaṭhum̐ṭi*
Catalan: Becplaner becgroc
Czech: Kolpík australský, kolpík žlutozobý
Danish: Gulnæbbet Skestork
German: Gelbschnabellöffler
English: Yellow billed Spoonbill, Yellowbilled Spoonbill, Yellow-billed Spoonbill, Yellow-legged Spoonbill
English, HBW: Yellow-billed Spoonbill
English (IOC): Yellow-billed Spoonbill
English (United States): Yellow-billed Spoonbill
Esperanto: flavbeka plataleo
Spanish: Espátula de Pico Amarillo, Espátula Piquigualda
Spanish (Spain): Espátula Piquigualda
Spanish (HBW): Yellow-billed Spoonbill
Estonian: kold-luitsnokkiibis
Finnish: Keltakapustahaika, keltakapustahaikara
French: Spatule à bec jaune
Croatian: žutokljuna žličarka
Hungarian: sárgalábú kanalasgém
Icelandic: Gulspænir
Italian: Spatola becco giallo, Spatola beccogiallo
Japanese (romaji): kibashiherasagi
Japanese: キバシヘラサギ
Mongolian, Halh: ягаан халбаган хошуут
Kirghiz: сары кашыктумшук
Scientific: Platalea flavipes, Platalea flavipes whitei, Platibis flavipes
Lithuanian: Geltonsnapė girnovė
Mongolian: ягаан халбаган хошуут
Dutch: Geelsnavellepelaar
Norwegian Nynorsk: Gulnebbskeistork
Norwegian: Gulnebbskjestork
Polish: warzecha zóltodzioba, warzęcha żółtodzioba
Portuguese: Colhereiro-de-bico-amarelo
Portuguese (Portugal): colhereiro-de-bico-amarelo
Russian: Желтоклювая Колпица, Колпица желтоклювая
Slovak: lyžičiar žltozobý
Serbian: Žutokljuni australijski kašičar, Žutokljuni kašičar
Swedish: Gulnäbbad skedstork
Turkish: Sarı Yüzlü Kaşıkçı
Ukrainian: Косар жовтодзьобий
Chinese: 黄嘴琵鹭
Chinese (Traditional): 黃嘴琵鷺