WORLD BIRDS / IOC 15.2

African Spoonbill

Platalea alba

African Spoonbill belongs to Threskiornithidae, within the order Pelecaniformes. Explore the recorded facts below, then discover other birds in the same family.

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African Spoonbill · Platalea alba — Illustration, not a field photograph.

Taxonomy & recorded facts

Scientific name: Platalea alba
Order: Pelecaniformes
Family: Threskiornithidae
Conservation record: LC · Least Concern
Habitat in source: Wetland
Reported mass: 1521 g

Conservation categories reflect the source dataset, not a live IUCN assessment. Missing measurements are omitted. Game combat values are not biological measurements.