Platalea alba (African spoonbill)

Lepelaar [Afrikaans]; iNkenkane, isiXulamasele [Zulu]; Molomo-khaba [South Sotho]; Afrikaanse lepelaar [Dutch]; Spatule d'Afrique [French]; Afrikanischer löffler [German]; Colhereiro-africano [Portuguese]

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Platalea alba (African spoonbill)

African spoonbill, Rondevlei Bird Sancutary, South Africa. [photo Trevor Hardaker ©]

African spoonbill. [photo Duncan Robertson ©] African spoonbill. [photo Jeff Poklen ©]

Distribution of African spoonbill in southern Africa, based on statistical smoothing of the records from first SA Bird Atlas Project (© Animal Demography unit, University of Cape Town; smoothing by Birgit Erni and Francesca Little). Colours range from dark blue (most common) through to yellow (least common). See here for the latest distribution from the SABAP2.  

 

 

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