Spoonbills
Platalea
Spoonbills are a group of large, long-legged wading birds in the family Threskiornithidae, which also includes the ibises. The genus name platalea derives from Latin and means "broad", referring to the distinctive shape of the bill. Six species are recognised, all either placed in a single genus or three genera. They are most closely related to the Old World ibises.
8 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 6 known species
Roseate Spoonbill
speciesPlatalea ajaja
Eurasian Spoonbill
speciesPlatalea leucorodia
Royal Spoonbill
speciesPlatalea regia
Black-faced Spoonbill
speciesPlatalea minor
African Spoonbill
speciesPlatalea alba
Yellow-billed Spoonbill
speciesPlatalea flavipes
Platalea leucorodia × minor
hybridPlatalea leucorodia × minor
Platalea alba × leucorodia
hybridPlatalea alba × leucorodia
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 3728.