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Order: Pelecaniformes
Family: Threskiornithidae
Genus: Platalea
Scientific: Platalea leucorodia
Citation: Linnaeus, 1758
Reference: Syst.Nat.ed.10 p.139
Protonym: Platalea Leucorodia
Avibase ID: A0A584C1E7D786FE
Short link: https://avibase.ca/A0A584C1
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 174933
Geographic range:
Platalea leucorodia leucorodia : S Palearctic to India; winters to central Africa and se China
Platalea leucorodia balsaci : Banc d'Arguin (off coast of Mauritania)
Platalea leucorodia archeri : Coasts of Red Sea and Somalia
Source: Clements checklist
English: Eurasian Spoonbill
Czech: kolpík bílý
German: Löffler
Danish: Skestork
Spanish: Espátula Común
Finnish: kapustahaikara
French: Spatule blanche
Icelandic: Flatnefur
Italian: Spatola
Japanese: herasagi
Japanese: ヘラサギ
Dutch: Lepelaar
Norwegian: Skjestork
Polish: warzęcha
Portuguese: Colhereiro
Portuguese (Brazil): Colhereiro-europeu
Russian: Колпица
Slovak: lyžičiar biely
Swedish: skedstork
Chinese: 白琵鹭
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Eurasian Spoonbill ( Platalea leucorodia )
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Eurasian Spoonbill ( Platalea leucorodia )
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Eurasian Spoonbill ( Platalea leucorodia )
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Eurasian Spoonbill ( Platalea leucorodia )
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Eurasian Spoonbill ( Platalea leucorodia )
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Eurasian Spoonbill ( Platalea leucorodia )
American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (1957): White Spoonbill ( Platalea leucorodia )
American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 32nd suppl.): White Spoonbill ( Platalea leucorodia )
American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 33rd suppl.): White Spoonbill ( Platalea leucorodia )
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 51st suppl.): Eurasian Spoonbill ( Platalea leucorodia )
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 52nd suppl.): Eurasian Spoonbill ( Platalea leucorodia )
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 53rd suppl.): Eurasian Spoonbill ( Platalea leucorodia )
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 54th suppl.): Eurasian Spoonbill ( Platalea leucorodia )
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 55th suppl.): Eurasian Spoonbill ( Platalea leucorodia )
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 56th suppl.): Eurasian Spoonbill ( Platalea leucorodia )
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 57th suppl.): Eurasian Spoonbill ( Platalea leucorodia )
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 58th suppl.): Eurasian Spoonbill ( Platalea leucorodia )
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 59th suppl.): Eurasian Spoonbill ( Platalea leucorodia )
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Eurasian Spoonbill ( Platalea leucorodia )
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Eurasian Spoonbill ( Platalea leucorodia )
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Eurasian Spoonbill ( Platalea leucorodia )
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Eurasian Spoonbill ( Platalea leucorodia )
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Eurasian Spoonbill ( Platalea leucorodia )
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Eurasian Spoonbill ( Platalea leucorodia )
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Eurasian Spoonbill ( Platalea leucorodia )
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Birdlife checklist version 00: Eurasian Spoonbill ( Platalea leucorodia )
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Birdlife checklist version 01: Eurasian Spoonbill ( Platalea leucorodia )
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Birdlife checklist version 02: Eurasian Spoonbill ( Platalea leucorodia )
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Birdlife checklist version 03: Eurasian Spoonbill ( Platalea leucorodia )
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Birdlife checklist version 04: Eurasian Spoonbill ( Platalea leucorodia )
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Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Eurasian Spoonbill ( Platalea leucorodia )
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Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Eurasian Spoonbill ( Platalea leucorodia )
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Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Eurasian Spoonbill ( Platalea leucorodia )
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Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Eurasian Spoonbill ( Platalea leucorodia )
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Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Eurasian Spoonbill ( Platalea leucorodia )
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Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Eurasian Spoonbill ( Platalea leucorodia )
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Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Eurasian Spoonbill ( Platalea leucorodia )
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Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Eurasian Spoonbill ( Platalea leucorodia )
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Eurasian Spoonbill ( Platalea leucorodia )
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Eurasian Spoonbill ( Platalea leucorodia )
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British Ornithologists' Union Checklist (7th edition, incl. Jan 2009 suppl.): Spoonbill ( Platalea leucorodia )
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Spatule blanche ( Platalea leucorodia )
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Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Spatule blanche ( Platalea leucorodia )
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Clements 1st edition: White Spoonbill ( Platalea leucorodia )
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Clements 3rd edition: White Spoonbill ( Platalea leucorodia )
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Clements 4th edition: Eurasian Spoonbill ( Platalea leucorodia )
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Clements 5th edition (as published): Eurasian Spoonbill ( Platalea leucorodia )
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Eurasian Spoonbill ( Platalea leucorodia )
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Eurasian Spoonbill ( Platalea leucorodia )
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Eurasian Spoonbill ( Platalea leucorodia )
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Eurasian Spoonbill ( Platalea leucorodia )
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Eurasian Spoonbill ( Platalea leucorodia )
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Eurasian Spoonbill ( Platalea leucorodia )
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Clements 6th edition: Eurasian Spoonbill ( Platalea leucorodia )
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Eurasian Spoonbill ( Platalea leucorodia )
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Eurasian Spoonbill ( Platalea leucorodia )
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Eurasian Spoonbill ( Platalea leucorodia )
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Eurasian Spoonbill ( Platalea leucorodia )
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Eurasian Spoonbill ( Platalea leucorodia )
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Eurasian Spoonbill ( Platalea leucorodia )
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Eurasian Spoonbill ( Platalea leucorodia )
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Eurasian Spoonbill ( Platalea leucorodia )
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Clements, version 2015: Eurasian Spoonbill ( Platalea leucorodia )
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Clements, version 2016: Eurasian Spoonbill ( Platalea leucorodia )
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Clements, version 2017: Eurasian Spoonbill ( Platalea leucorodia )
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Clements, version 2018: Eurasian Spoonbill ( Platalea leucorodia )
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eBird version 1.50: Eurasian Spoonbill ( Platalea leucorodia )
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eBird version 1.52: Eurasian Spoonbill ( Platalea leucorodia )
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eBird version 1.53: Eurasian Spoonbill ( Platalea leucorodia )
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eBird version 1.54: Eurasian Spoonbill ( Platalea leucorodia )
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eBird version 1.55: Eurasian Spoonbill ( Platalea leucorodia )
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eBird version 2015: Eurasian Spoonbill ( Platalea leucorodia )
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eBird version 2016: Eurasian Spoonbill ( Platalea leucorodia )
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eBird version 2017: Eurasian Spoonbill ( Platalea leucorodia )
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eBird version 2018: Eurasian Spoonbill ( Platalea leucorodia )
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition: White Spoonbill ( Platalea leucorodia )
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): White Spoonbill ( Platalea leucorodia )
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Eurasian Spoonbill ( Platalea leucorodia )
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Eurasian Spoonbill ( Platalea leucorodia )
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Eurasian Spoonbill ( Platalea leucorodia )
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Eurasian Spoonbill ( Platalea leucorodia )
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Eurasian Spoonbill ( Platalea leucorodia )
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Eurasian Spoonbill ( Platalea leucorodia )
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Eurasian Spoonbill ( Platalea leucorodia )
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Eurasian Spoonbill ( Platalea leucorodia )
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Eurasian Spoonbill ( Platalea leucorodia )
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Eurasian Spoonbill ( Platalea leucorodia )
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Eurasian Spoonbill ( Platalea leucorodia )
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Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Eurasian Spoonbill ( Platalea leucorodia )
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Eurasian Spoonbill ( Platalea leucorodia )
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Eurasian Spoonbill ( Platalea leucorodia )
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Eurasian Spoonbill ( Platalea leucorodia )
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Eurasian Spoonbill ( Platalea leucorodia )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Eurasian Spoonbill ( Platalea leucorodia )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Eurasian Spoonbill ( Platalea leucorodia )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Eurasian Spoonbill ( Platalea leucorodia )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Eurasian Spoonbill ( Platalea leucorodia )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Eurasian Spoonbill ( Platalea leucorodia )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Eurasian Spoonbill ( Platalea leucorodia )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Eurasian Spoonbill ( Platalea leucorodia )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Eurasian Spoonbill ( Platalea leucorodia )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Eurasian Spoonbill ( Platalea leucorodia )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Eurasian Spoonbill ( Platalea leucorodia )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Eurasian Spoonbill ( Platalea leucorodia )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Eurasian Spoonbill ( Platalea leucorodia )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Eurasian Spoonbill ( Platalea leucorodia )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Eurasian Spoonbill ( Platalea leucorodia )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Eurasian Spoonbill ( Platalea leucorodia )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Eurasian Spoonbill ( Platalea leucorodia )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Eurasian Spoonbill ( Platalea leucorodia )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Eurasian Spoonbill ( Platalea leucorodia )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Eurasian Spoonbill ( Platalea leucorodia )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Eurasian Spoonbill ( Platalea leucorodia )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Eurasian Spoonbill ( Platalea leucorodia )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Eurasian Spoonbill ( Platalea leucorodia )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Eurasian Spoonbill ( Platalea leucorodia )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Eurasian Spoonbill ( Platalea leucorodia )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Eurasian Spoonbill ( Platalea leucorodia )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Eurasian Spoonbill ( Platalea leucorodia )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Eurasian Spoonbill ( Platalea leucorodia )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Eurasian Spoonbill ( Platalea leucorodia )
Oriental Bird Club: Eurasian Spoonbill ( Platalea leucorodia )
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James Lee Peters (original): Platalea leucorodia
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Sibley and Monroe (1993): Eurasian Spoonbill ( Platalea leucorodia )
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Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Eurasian Spoonbill ( Platalea leucorodia )
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Sibley and Monroe 2nd edition (1996): Eurasian Spoonbill ( Platalea leucorodia )
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South American Classification Committee (01/05/2008): Eurasian Spoonbill ( Platalea leucorodia )
South American Classification Committee (30/09/2009): Eurasian Spoonbill ( Platalea leucorodia )
South American Classification Committee (19/08/2010): Eurasian Spoonbill ( Platalea leucorodia )
South American Classification Committee (8/08/2011): Eurasian Spoonbill ( Platalea leucorodia )
South American Classification Committee (8/02/2012): Eurasian Spoonbill ( Platalea leucorodia )
South American Classification Committee (4/09/2012): Eurasian Spoonbill ( Platalea leucorodia )
South American Classification Committee (17/03/2013): Eurasian Spoonbill ( Platalea leucorodia )
South American Classification Committee (9/02/2014): Eurasian Spoonbill ( Platalea leucorodia )
South American Classification Committee (16/02/2015): Eurasian Spoonbill ( Platalea leucorodia )
South American Classification Committee (28/07/2016): Eurasian Spoonbill ( Platalea leucorodia )
South American Classification Committee (22/04/2017): Eurasian Spoonbill ( Platalea leucorodia )
South American Classification Committee (4/06/2018): Eurasian Spoonbill ( Platalea leucorodia )
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Platalea leucorodia
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Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Platalea leucorodia
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Other synonyms
Arabic: أبو ملعقة, أبو ملعقة أوروبي, أبو ملعقة بو الخصيفAsturian: PaletónAzerbaijani: ƏsindimdikBelarusian: КолпіцаBulgarian: Бял лопатар, Бяла лопатарка, ЛопатаркаBengali: ইউরেশীয় চামচঠুঁটিBreton: Ar spanell gwennCatalan: Bec planer, Bec-pla, Becplaner, Bec-planer, Becplaner comúCatalan (Balears): Bec planerValencian: Bec-plaCzech: Kolpík bílýWelsh: LlwybigDanish: SkestorkGerman: Loffler, LöfflerMaldivian: Dheyfaiy Dhooni Greek: (Ευρασιατική) Χουλιαρομύτα, Κουταλάς, ΧουλιαρομύταGreek (Cypriot): ΚουταλάςEmiliano-romagnolo: SpatulaEnglish: Common Spoonbill, Eurasian Spoonbill, European Spoonbill, Spoonbill, White SpoonbillEnglish (IOC): Eurasian SpoonbillEnglish (Kenya): Eurasian SpoonbillEsperanto: PlataleoSpanish: Espátula, Espátula Común, Espátula de EurasiaSpanish (Spain): Espátula ComúnSpanish (HBW): Espátula comúnEstonian: Luitsnokk-iibisBasque: Becplaner, Mokozabal zuri, MokozabalaPersian: کفچه نوکFinnish: KapustahaikaraFaroese: SpónnevFrench: Spatule blanche, Spatule d'EuropeFrisian: LeppelbekIrish: Corr leathadach, Corr Leitheadach, LeitheadachGaelic: Gob CathainnGalician: Becplaner, CullereiroManx: Gob lheanHebrew: אבי הכף , אבי־הכף, כפן, כפן אירופאיCroatian: Bijela žličarka, Žlicarka, ŽličarkaHungarian: KanalasgémArmenian: [Targalaktuts ], ՏարգալակտուցIcelandic: FlatnefurItalian: Spatola, Spatola bianca, Spatola eurasiaticaJapanese: herasagi, Hera-sagi, TokiJapanese: ヘラサギJapanese (Kanji): 篦鷺Georgian: ჟეროKhakas: Час хылKazakh: ЖалбағайKazakh (Transliteration): jalbağayKorean: 노랑부리저어새Korean (Transliteration): norang-buri-jeoeo-saeCornish: Gelvyn loLatin: Platalea leucorodia, Platalea leucorodia leucorodiaLuxembourgish: Läffeler Lithuanian: Girnove, Girnovė, Paprastoji girnovėLatvian: Karošknābis, Platknābja gārnis, Platknābja ibissMaori: Kotuku-ngutupapaMacedonian: Лажичарка чапја, чапја лажичаркаMalayalam: ചട്ടുകക്കൊക്കൻMongolian: Халбаган хушут, Халбаган хушуут, Халбагант, Цагаагчин халбагатMongolian (Bichig): ᠴᠠᠭᠠᠭᠴᠢᠨ ᠬᠠᠯᠪᠠᠭᠠᠲᠣMongolian (Bichig, Inner Mongolia): ᠬᠠᠯᠪᠠᠭᠠᠨ ᠬᠣᠰᠢᠭᠣᠲᠣMongolian (Cyrillic, Inner Mongolia): Халбагат өрвилдэйMongolian (Transliteration): khalbag aŋ khushuut, khalbag t örvildei, khalbagant, tsag aagchiŋ khalbag tMoldavian: LopătarMalay: Burung Sekendi SuduMaltese: PalettaDutch: LepelaarNorwegian Nynorsk: SkeistorkNorwegian: SkjestorkPolish: warzecha, Warzęcha, warzęcha (zwyczajna), Warzęcha zwyczajnaPinyin: bái bì-lù, bái pí-lù, chí-zuǐ-lù, děng kézi-zuǐ, pí-lù, pípá-zuǐ lù, pí-zuǐ-lùPortuguese: Colhereiro, colhereiro-europeuPortuguese (Brazil): Colhereiro-europeuPortuguese (Portugal): ColhereiroRomansh: Ibis dal bec platRomanian: LopătarRussian: Kolpitsa, Колпица, Колпица обыкновенная, Обыкновенная колпицаScots: Gob cathainnSindhi: ٽٶ وٍ ٻًSlovak: Lyžičiar biely, Lyžičiar obyčajnýSlovenian: žlicarka, žličarkaAlbanian: Çapka sqepluge, Çapka sqeplugëSerbian: bijeli kašikar, Caplja kašikara, Kašičar, Цаплја кашикара, Чапља кашикараSwedish: SkedstorkTamil: KarandivayanThai: นกช้อนหอยหน้าขาว, นกปากช้อนหน้าขาวThai (Transliteration): nók pàak-cʰóaan nâa-kʰăawTurkish: Kaşıkçı, Kaşıklı Balıkçıl, kaşykçy, Spatül Kuşu, ЖалбағайTuvinian: ШопулакхайUkrainian: Колпиця, Косар, Косар білийVietnamese: Chim Cò thìa Châu âu, Cò thìa Châu âuChinese: [bai bì-lu], [bai pi-lu], [pí-lu], [pipa-zui lu], 匙嘴鹭, 戥壳子嘴, 琵嘴鹭, 琵琶嘴鹭, 琵鹭, 白琵鷺, 白琵鹭, 白篦鹭Chinese (Traditional): 匙嘴鷺, 戥殼子嘴, 琵嘴鷺, 琵琶嘴鷺, 琵鷺, 白琵鷺, 白篦鷺Chinese (Taiwan, Traditional): 白琵鷺Chinese (Taiwan): [bai pi-lu], 白琵鷺, 白琵鹭