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African Spoonbill
Platalea alba Scopoli, GA 1786
The African spoonbill is a long-legged wading bird of the ibis and spoonbill family Threskiornithidae. The species is widespread across Africa and Madagascar, including Botswana, Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, and Zimbabwe. Source: Wikipedia
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Pelecaniformes
Family:
Threskiornithidae
Genus:
Platalea
Scientific:
Platalea alba
Classification
Order:Pelecaniformes
Family:
Threskiornithidae
Genus:
Platalea
Scientific:
Platalea alba
Original description
Citation:
Scopoli, GA 1786
Reference:
Delic. Florae Faunae Insubr.
2 p.92
Protonym:
Platalea alba
Type locality:
Luzon, Philippines; error. Cape of Good Hope.
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
F86BB1D3818BDB03
Avibase ID:
avibase-F86BB1D3
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/F86BB1D3
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 174935
English:
African Spoonbill
Catalan:
Becplaner africà
Czech:
kolpík africký
Danish:
Afrikansk Skestork
German:
Rotgesichtlöffler
Spanish:
Espátula Africana
Spanish (Spain):
Espátula Africana
Finnish:
afrikankapustahaikara
French:
Spatule d'Afrique
Croatian:
Afrička žličarka
Hungarian:
Afrikai kanalasgém
Icelandic:
Afríkuspænir
Italian:
Spatola africana
Japanese (romaji):
afurikaherasagi
Japanese:
アフリカヘラサギ
Lithuanian:
Baltoji girnovė
Dutch:
Afrikaanse Lepelaar
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Afrikaskeistork
Norwegian:
Afrikaskjestork
Polish:
warzęcha czerwonolica
Portuguese:
Colhereiro-africano
Portuguese (Portugal):
Colhereiro-africano
Russian:
Белая колпица
Slovak:
lyžičiar ružovonohý
Serbian:
Afrički kašičar
Swedish:
afrikansk skedstork
Ukrainian:
Косар африканський
Chinese:
非洲琵鹭
Chinese (Traditional):
非洲琵鷺
African Spoonbill
Catalan:
Becplaner africà
Czech:
kolpík africký
Danish:
Afrikansk Skestork
German:
Rotgesichtlöffler
Spanish:
Espátula Africana
Spanish (Spain):
Espátula Africana
Finnish:
afrikankapustahaikara
French:
Spatule d'Afrique
Croatian:
Afrička žličarka
Hungarian:
Afrikai kanalasgém
Icelandic:
Afríkuspænir
Italian:
Spatola africana
Japanese (romaji):
afurikaherasagi
Japanese:
アフリカヘラサギ
Lithuanian:
Baltoji girnovė
Dutch:
Afrikaanse Lepelaar
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Afrikaskeistork
Norwegian:
Afrikaskjestork
Polish:
warzęcha czerwonolica
Portuguese:
Colhereiro-africano
Portuguese (Portugal):
Colhereiro-africano
Russian:
Белая колпица
Slovak:
lyžičiar ružovonohý
Serbian:
Afrički kašičar
Swedish:
afrikansk skedstork
Ukrainian:
Косар африканський
Chinese:
非洲琵鹭
Chinese (Traditional):
非洲琵鷺
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| African Bird Club Checklist 2004: African Spoonbill ( Platalea alba) |
| African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: African Spoonbill ( Platalea alba) |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: African Spoonbill ( Platalea alba) |
| African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: African Spoonbill ( Platalea alba) |
| African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: African Spoonbill ( Platalea alba) |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: African Spoonbill ( Platalea alba) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): African Spoonbill ( Platalea alba) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): African Spoonbill ( Platalea alba) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): African Spoonbill ( Platalea alba) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): African Spoonbill ( Platalea alba) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): African Spoonbill ( Platalea alba) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): African Spoonbill ( Platalea alba) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): African Spoonbill ( Platalea alba) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): African Spoonbill ( Platalea alba) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): African Spoonbill ( Platalea alba) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): African Spoonbill ( Platalea alba) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): African Spoonbill ( Platalea alba) |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: African Spoonbill ( Platalea alba) |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: African Spoonbill ( Platalea alba) |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: African Spoonbill ( Platalea alba) |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: African Spoonbill ( Platalea alba) |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: African Spoonbill ( Platalea alba) |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): African Spoonbill ( Platalea alba) |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): African Spoonbill ( Platalea alba) |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): African Spoonbill ( Platalea alba) |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): African Spoonbill ( Platalea alba) |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): African Spoonbill ( Platalea alba) |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): African Spoonbill ( Platalea alba) |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): African Spoonbill ( Platalea alba) |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): African Spoonbill ( Platalea alba) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): African Spoonbill ( Platalea alba) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): African Spoonbill ( Platalea alba) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): African Spoonbill ( Platalea alba) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): African Spoonbill ( Platalea alba) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): African Spoonbill ( Platalea alba) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): African Spoonbill ( Platalea alba) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): African Spoonbill ( Platalea alba) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): African Spoonbill ( Platalea alba) |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Spatule d'Afrique ( Platalea alba) |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Spatule d'Afrique ( Platalea alba) |
| Clements 1st edition: African Spoonbill ( Platalea alba) |
| Clements, version 2021: African Spoonbill ( Platalea alba) |
| Clements, version 2022: African Spoonbill ( Platalea alba) |
| Clements, version 2023: African Spoonbill ( Platalea alba) |
| Clements 3rd edition: African Spoonbill ( Platalea alba) |
| Clements 4th edition: African Spoonbill ( Platalea alba) |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): African Spoonbill ( Platalea alba) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): African Spoonbill ( Platalea alba) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): African Spoonbill ( Platalea alba) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): African Spoonbill ( Platalea alba) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): African Spoonbill ( Platalea alba) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): African Spoonbill ( Platalea alba) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): African Spoonbill ( Platalea alba) |
| Clements 6th edition: African Spoonbill ( Platalea alba) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): African Spoonbill ( Platalea alba) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): African Spoonbill ( Platalea alba) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): African Spoonbill ( Platalea alba) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): African Spoonbill ( Platalea alba) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): African Spoonbill ( Platalea alba) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): African Spoonbill ( Platalea alba) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): African Spoonbill ( Platalea alba) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): African Spoonbill ( Platalea alba) |
| Clements, version 2015: African Spoonbill ( Platalea alba) |
| Clements, version 2016: African Spoonbill ( Platalea alba) |
| Clements, version 2017: African Spoonbill ( Platalea alba) |
| Clements, version 2018: African Spoonbill ( Platalea alba) |
| Clements, version 2019: African Spoonbill ( Platalea alba) |
| eBird version 1.50: African Spoonbill ( Platalea alba) |
| eBird version 1.52: African Spoonbill ( Platalea alba) |
| eBird version 1.53: African Spoonbill ( Platalea alba) |
| eBird version 1.54: African Spoonbill ( Platalea alba) |
| eBird version 1.55: African Spoonbill ( Platalea alba) |
| eBird version 2015: African Spoonbill ( Platalea alba) |
| eBird version 2016: African Spoonbill ( Platalea alba) |
| eBird version 2017: African Spoonbill ( Platalea alba) |
| eBird version 2018: African Spoonbill ( Platalea alba) |
| eBird version 2019: African Spoonbill ( Platalea alba) |
| eBird version 2021: African Spoonbill ( Platalea alba) |
| eBird version 2022: African Spoonbill ( Platalea alba) |
| eBird version 2023: African Spoonbill ( Platalea alba) |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: African Spoonbill ( Platalea alba) |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): African Spoonbill ( Platalea alba) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): African Spoonbill ( Platalea alba) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): African Spoonbill ( Platalea alba) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): African Spoonbill ( Platalea alba) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): African Spoonbill ( Platalea alba) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): African Spoonbill ( Platalea alba) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): African Spoonbill ( Platalea alba) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): African Spoonbill ( Platalea alba) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): African Spoonbill ( Platalea alba) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): African Spoonbill ( Platalea alba) |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): African Spoonbill ( Platalea alba) |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): African Spoonbill ( Platalea alba) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): African Spoonbill ( Platalea alba) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): African Spoonbill ( Platalea alba) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): African Spoonbill ( Platalea alba) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): African Spoonbill ( Platalea alba) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): African Spoonbill ( Platalea alba) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: African Spoonbill ( Platalea alba) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: African Spoonbill ( Platalea alba) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: African Spoonbill ( Platalea alba) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: African Spoonbill ( Platalea alba) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: African Spoonbill ( Platalea alba) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: African Spoonbill ( Platalea alba) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: African Spoonbill ( Platalea alba) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: African Spoonbill ( Platalea alba) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: African Spoonbill ( Platalea alba) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: African Spoonbill ( Platalea alba) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: African Spoonbill ( Platalea alba) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: African Spoonbill ( Platalea alba) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: African Spoonbill ( Platalea alba) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: African Spoonbill ( Platalea alba) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: African Spoonbill ( Platalea alba) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: African Spoonbill ( Platalea alba) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: African Spoonbill ( Platalea alba) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: African Spoonbill ( Platalea alba) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: African Spoonbill ( Platalea alba) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: African Spoonbill ( Platalea alba) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: African Spoonbill ( Platalea alba) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: African Spoonbill ( Platalea alba) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: African Spoonbill ( Platalea alba) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: African Spoonbill ( Platalea alba) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: African Spoonbill ( Platalea alba) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: African Spoonbill ( Platalea alba) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: African Spoonbill ( Platalea alba) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: African Spoonbill ( Platalea alba) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: African Spoonbill ( Platalea alba) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: African Spoonbill ( Platalea alba) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: African Spoonbill ( Platalea alba) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: African Spoonbill ( Platalea alba) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: African Spoonbill ( Platalea alba) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: African Spoonbill ( Platalea alba) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: African Spoonbill ( Platalea alba) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: African Spoonbill ( Platalea alba) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: African Spoonbill ( Platalea alba) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: African Spoonbill ( Platalea alba) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: African Spoonbill ( Platalea alba) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: African Spoonbill ( Platalea alba) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: African Spoonbill ( Platalea alba) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: African Spoonbill ( Platalea alba) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: African Spoonbill ( Platalea alba) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: African Spoonbill ( Platalea alba) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: African Spoonbill ( Platalea alba) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: African Spoonbill ( Platalea alba) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: African Spoonbill ( Platalea alba) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: African Spoonbill ( Platalea alba) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: African Spoonbill ( Platalea alba) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: African Spoonbill ( Platalea alba) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: African Spoonbill ( Platalea alba) |
| Morony, Bock and Farrand: African Spoonbill ( Platalea alba) |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Platalea alba |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Platalea alba |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Platalea alba |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): African Spoonbill ( Platalea alba) |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): African Spoonbill ( Platalea alba) |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: African Spoonbill ( Platalea alba) |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: African Spoonbill ( Platalea alba) |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02: African Spoonbill ( Platalea alba) |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03: African Spoonbill ( Platalea alba) |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024): African Spoonbill ( Platalea alba) |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Platalea alba |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Platalea alba |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Afrikaans: Lepelaar
Asturian: Paletón africanu
Azerbaijani: ağ ərsindimdik
Belarusian: Белая колпiца
Bulgarian: Африканска лопатарка
Bengali: িঅচিকান চাভচঠুুঁটি
Bengali (transliteration): āphrikāna cāmacaṭhum̐ṭi*
Breton: Spanell dremm ruz
Catalan: Bec planer africà, Becplaner africà
Catalan (Balears): Bec planer africà
Czech: Kolpík africký
Welsh: Llwybig Affrica
Danish: Afrikansk Skestork
German: Afrika-Löffler, Afrikanischer Loffler, Afrikanischer Löffler, AfrikanischerLöffle, Rosenfußlöffler, Rotgesichtlöffler, Schmalschnabel-Löffler
Greek: Αφρικαvική χoυλιαρoμύτα, Αφρικανική Χουλιαρομύτα
English: African Spoonbill
English, HBW: African Spoonbill
English (IOC): African Spoonbill
English (Kenya): African Spoonbill
English (United States): African Spoonbill
Esperanto: Afrika plataleo
Spanish: Espátula Africana
Spanish (Spain): Espátula Africana
Spanish (HBW): African Spoonbill
Estonian: aafrika luitsnokk-iibis
Basque: Becplaner africà , Mokozabal afrikar, Mokozabal afrikarra
Finnish: Afrikankapustahaikara
French: Spatule africaine, Spatule blanche d'Afrique, Spatule d’Afrique, Spatule d'Afrique
Frisian: Afrikaanske leppelbek
Irish: Leitheadach Afracach
Galician: Becplaner africà , Cullereiro africano
Manx: Gob lhean Affrickagh
Hebrew: כפן אפריקני
Croatian: Afrička žličarka
Hungarian: Afrikai kanalasgém
Icelandic: Afríkuspænir
Italian: Spatola africana
Japanese (romaji): afurikaherasagi
Japanese: アフリカヘラサギ
Mongolian, Halh: шар халбаган хошуут
Kirghiz: ак кашык тумшук, ак кашыктумшук
Scientific: Paltalea alba, Platalea alba, Platalea tenuirostris
Lithuanian: Afrikinė girnovė, Afrikos girnovė, Baltoji girnovė
Latvian: Āfrikas karošknābis
Malagasy: Sotrobevava, Sotromolotro, Sotrosogny, Sotrovava, Vangadrano
Macedonian: Африканска чапја лажичарка
Mongolian: шар халбаган хошуут
Dutch: Afrikaanse Lepelaar
Norwegian Nynorsk: Afrikaskeistork
Norwegian: Afrikaskjestork
Polish: warzecha czerwonolica, warzęcha czerwonolica
Portuguese: Colhereiro-africano
Portuguese (Portugal): Colhereiro-africano
Rhaeto-Romance: Palut african
Romanian: Lopătar african
Russian: Африканская колпица, Белая колпица, Колпица африканская, узкоклювая колпица
Northern Sami: Afrihkáspoađđoháigir
Slovak: Lyžičiar ružovonohý
Slovenian: afriška žličarka
Serbian: Afrički kašičar
Sotho, Southern: Molomo-khaba
Swedish: Afrikansk skedstork
Swahili: Domomwiko wa Afrika
Turkish: Afrika Kaşıkçısı
Ukrainian: Косар африканський
Chinese: 非洲琵鹭
Chinese (Traditional): 非洲琵鷺
Zulu: iNkenkane
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