African Spoonbill Platalea alba Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (36)
- Monotypic
Eloïsa Matheu, Josep del Hoyo, Ernest Garcia, and Peter F. D. Boesman
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated June 25, 2013
Text last updated June 25, 2013
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Lepelaar |
| Asturian | Paletñn africanu |
| Basque | Mokozabal afrikarra |
| Bulgarian | Африканска лопатарка |
| Catalan | becplaner africà |
| Croatian | afrička žličarka |
| Czech | kolpík africký |
| Dutch | Afrikaanse Lepelaar |
| English | African Spoonbill |
| English (United States) | African Spoonbill |
| Finnish | afrikankapustahaikara |
| French | Spatule d'Afrique |
| French (France) | Spatule d'Afrique |
| Galician | Cullereiro africano |
| German | Rotgesichtlöffler |
| Greek | Αφρικανική Χουλιαρομύτα |
| Hebrew | כפן אפריקני |
| Hungarian | Afrikai kanalasgém |
| Icelandic | Afríkuspænir |
| Japanese | アフリカヘラサギ |
| Lithuanian | Baltoji girnovė |
| Norwegian | afrikaskjestork |
| Polish | warzęcha czerwonolica |
| Portuguese (Angola) | Colhereiro-africano |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Colhereiro-africano |
| Romanian | Lopătar african alb |
| Russian | Белая колпица |
| Serbian | Afrički kašičar |
| Slovak | lyžičiar ružovonohý |
| Slovenian | Afriška žličarka |
| Spanish | Espátula Africana |
| Spanish (Spain) | Espátula africana |
| Swedish | afrikansk skedstork |
| Turkish | Afrika Kaşıkçısı |
| Ukrainian | Косар африканський |
| Zulu | isixulamasele |
Platalea alba Scopoli, 1786
PROTONYM:
Platalea alba
Scopoli, 1786. Deliciae Florae et Faunae Insubricae 2, p.92.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Luzon, Philippines; error. Cape of Good Hope.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- PLATALEA
- platalea
- alba
The Key to Scientific Names
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Originally Appeared in
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the African Spoonbill
