| African spoonbill | |
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| Kazinga Channel, Kenya | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Pelecaniformes |
| Family: | Threskiornithidae |
| Genus: | Platalea |
| Species: | P. alba
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| Binomial name | |
| Platalea alba Scopoli, 1786
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| Synonyms | |
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Platalea tenuirostris Temminck, 1820 | |
The African spoonbill (Platalea alba) is a long-legged wading bird[2] of the ibis and spoonbill family Threskiornithidae. The species is widespread across Africa and Madagascar, including Botswana, Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, and Zimbabwe.[2]
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Platalea alba". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22697564A93620935. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22697564A93620935.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ a b "African Spoonbill." Archived July 7, 2011, at the Wayback Machine Honoluluzoo.org. Accessed June 2011.