Royal Spoonbill

Platalea regia - Spatule royale

Spatule royale
Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Pelecaniformes

  • Family
    :

    Threskiornithidés

  • Genus
    :

    Platalea

  • Species
    :

    regia

Descriptor

Gould, 1838

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 81 cm
  • Wingspan
    : -
  • Weight
    : 1400 à 2070 g
Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Spatule royale
adult
Spatule royale
adult plum. breeding

Royal Spoonbill (Platalea regia) is a species of bird in the Threskiornithidae family.

Subspecific information monotypic species

Foreign names

  • Spatule royale,
  • Espátula real,
  • colhereiro-real,
  • Königslöffler,
  • királykanalasgém,
  • Koningslepelaar,
  • Spatola reale,
  • kungsskedstork,
  • Kongeskjestork,
  • lyžičiar kráľovský,
  • kolpík královský,
  • Australsk Skestork,
  • australiankapustahaikara,
  • becplaner reial,
  • warzęcha królewska,
  • Королевская колпица,
  • Ibis-sendok raja,
  • オーストラリアヘラサギ,
  • 澳洲琵鹭,
  • 大琵鷺,

Voice song and cries

Spatule royale

Habitat

Spatule royale
adult

Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Mangrove Vegetation Above High Tide Level ; Wetlands (inland) : Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands, Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha), Permanent Saline, Brackish or alkaline Lakes ; Marine Neritic : Estuaries ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Pastureland

Geographic range

Distribution

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
Near
threatened
Not
evaluated
EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

Sources of information

Other sources of interest

QRcode Spatule royale
published: - Updated: 15-08-2005
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