African Spoonbill
Platalea alba
The African Spoonbill (Platalea alba) is a species of bird (Aves) in the family Threskiornithidae (Ibises and Spoonbills) and order Pelecaniformes (Ibises).
Gallery
Adult
San Diego Zoo, California, USA
, 3 Apr 2016
© Graeme C. Colmer
Classification
- Domain: Eukarya
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Chordata
- Class: Aves
- Order: Pelecaniformes
- Family: Threskiornithidae
- Genus: Platalea
- Species: Platalea alba
- Genus: Platalea
- Family: Threskiornithidae
- Order: Pelecaniformes
- Class: Aves
- Phylum: Chordata
- Kingdom: Animalia
Species in the Genus of Platalea
African Spoonbill
Platalea alba
Black-faced Spoonbill
Platalea minor
Eurasian Spoonbill
Platalea leucorodia
Roseate Spoonbill
Platalea ajaja
Royal Spoonbill
Platalea regia
Yellow-billed Spoonbill
Platalea flavipes
External Links
African Spoonbill
– Wikipedia
African Spoonbill
– Cornell Lab of Ornithology
African Spoonbill
– Audubon.org
