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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.
African spoonbill (Platalea alba) A large white species similar to Eurasian spoonbill, from which it can be distinguished by its pink face and usually paler bill. Its food includes insects and other small creatures, and it nests in trees, marshes or rocks. Africa and Madagascar: Royal spoonbill (Platalea regia) A large white spoonbill with a ...
This is a list of the bird species recorded in Africa.The area covered by this list is the Africa region defined by the American Birding Association's listing rules. [1] In addition to the continent itself, the area includes Madagascar, Mauritius, Rodrigues, Seychelles, Cape Verde, the Comoro Islands, Zanzibar and the Canary Islands, São Tomé and Príncipe and Annobón in the Gulf of Guinea.
This is a list of the bird species recorded in Nigeria. The avifauna of Nigeria include a total of 975 species, ... African spoonbill, Platalea alba; Secretarybird
The family Threskiornithidae includes 36 species of large wading birds. The family has been traditionally classified into two subfamilies, the ibises and the spoonbills; however recent genetic studies have cast doubt on this arrangement, and have found the spoonbills to be nested within the Old World ibises, and the New World ibises as an early offshoot.
This is a list of the bird species recorded in The Gambia. The avifauna of The Gambia include a total of 621 species, ... African spoonbill, Platalea alba;
This is a list of the bird species recorded in Kenya. ... African spoonbill, Platalea alba; Secretarybird. Order: Accipitriformes ...
This is a list of the bird species recorded in Morocco. The avifauna of Morocco include a total of 562 species. ... African spoonbill, Platalea alba (A) Osprey