African spoonbill
| African spoonbill | |
|---|---|
| Kazinga Channel, Kenya | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Pelecaniformes |
| Family: | Threskiornithidae |
| Genus: | Platalea |
| Species: | P. alba |
| Binomial name | |
| Platalea alba Scopoli, 1786 | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Platalea tenuirostris Temminck, 1820 | |
The African spoonbill (Platalea alba) 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.
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