African Spoonbill

Platalea alba - Spatule d'Afrique

Spatule d'Afrique
Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Pelecaniformes

  • Family
    :

    Threskiornithidés

  • Genus
    :

    Platalea

  • Species
    :

    alba

Descriptor

Scopoli, 1786

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 91 cm
  • Wingspan
    : -
  • Weight
    :
Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Spatule d'Afrique
adult
Spatule d'Afrique
adult

African Spoonbill (Platalea alba) is a species of bird in the Threskiornithidae family.

Subspecific information monotypic species

Foreign names

  • Spatule d'Afrique,
  • Espátula africana,
  • colhereiro-africano,
  • Rotgesichtlöffler,
  • afrikai kanalasgém,
  • Afrikaanse Lepelaar,
  • Spatola africana,
  • afrikansk skedstork,
  • Afrikaskjestork,
  • lyžičiar ružovonohý,
  • kolpík africký,
  • Afrikansk Skestork,
  • afrikankapustahaikara,
  • Lepelaar,
  • becplaner africà,
  • Afríkuspænir,
  • warzęcha czerwonolica,
  • Āfrikas karošknābis,
  • afriška žličarka,
  • Белая колпица,
  • アフリカヘラサギ,
  • 非洲琵鹭,
  • afrikansk skedstork,
  • 非洲琵鷺,

Voice song and call

Spatule d'Afrique
adult

Habitat

Spatule d'Afrique
adult

Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls), Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha), Seasonal/Intermittent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha), Permanent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha), Seasonal/Intermittent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha) ; Marine Neritic : Estuaries ; Marine Coastal/Supratidal : Coastal Freshwater Lakes ; Artificial/Aquatic and Marine : Water Storage Areas (over 8ha), Ponds (below 8ha), Salt Exploitation Sites, Wastewater Treatment Areas

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

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