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African Spoonbill

Platalea alba · Threskiornithidae · Pelecaniformes

Best monthsJul · Oct–Novmost records
Records137,901in 24 countries
Most seen inSouth Africa100,385 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
African Spoonbill
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About

African Spoonbill in brief

The african spoonbill (Platalea alba) is a bird of the Threskiornithidae family — species of bird.

Across the 24 countries we cover it has 137,901 published records, most of them from South Africa, Kenya and Botswana. It is recorded through much of the year, most often in July, October and November.

Its global conservation status is least concern on the IUCN Red List.

Records by month

All countries combined · the strongest months highlighted
Where & when

When to look in each country

South Africa100,385 records · best Oct, Jul
Kenya15,443 records · best Nov, Oct
Botswana5,233 records · best Sep, Aug
Tanzania3,764 records · best Oct, Feb
Namibia3,020 records · best Oct, Sep
Gambia1,925 records · best Feb, Jan
Zimbabwe1,854 records · best Aug, Sep
Zambia1,671 records · best Oct, Jul
Ethiopia1,088 records · best Nov, Feb
Mozambique920 records · best Aug, May
Senegal903 records · best Jan, Feb
Rwanda643 records · best Jul, Nov
Eswatini223 records · best Jun, Aug
Angola217 records · best Sep, Aug
Madagascar125 records · best Nov, Oct
Lesotho113 records · best Oct, Aug
Chad111 records · best Feb, Mar
Guinea-Bissau92 records · best Jan, Nov
Burundi60 records · best Oct, Dec
Sudan54 records · best Nov, Aug
Mauritania32 records · best Jan, Feb
South Sudan13 records · best Mar, Feb
Djibouti9 records · best Sep, Oct
Seychelles3 records · best Nov, Oct
Map

Where it has been recorded

Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.