Ibises and Spoonbills (Threskiornithidae)
Eurasian Spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia) - HBW 1, p. 504
French: Spatule blanche
German: Löffler
Spanish: Espátula Común
Other common names: White/European/Common Spoonbill
Taxonomy: Platalea Leucorodia Linnaeus, 1758, Europe; restricted to Sweden.
Considered by some to form superspecies with P. minor, P. alba and P. regia; P. regia sometimes regarded as race of present species. Asian populations have been assigned separate race, major, but doubtfully valid. Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- leucorodia Linnaeus, 1758 - S Spain, Holland and SE Europe to C & E Asia, extending S to Persian Gulf, India and Sri Lanka; winters in W & E Africa and SE China.
- balsaci de Naurois & Roux, 1974 - islands off coast of Mauritania.
- archeri Neumann, 1928 - coasts of Red Sea and Somalia.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird in the river Locality Souss Massa National Park, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region, Morocco
Juan Sanabria 1 April 2012 48 weeks ago 34 sec 4.4 -
An adult in breeding plumage catching a fish and eating it. Locality Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India (ssp leucorodia)
Josep del Hoyo 28 February 2011 1 year ago 16 sec 4.4 -
An adult foraging and running in a pool overgrown with duckweed. Locality Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India (ssp leucorodia)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 1 February 2008 4 years ago 50 sec 4.4 -
A juvinile bird begging for food. Locality South Holland Province, Netherlands
Yoel Jimenez 16 June 2012 41 weeks ago 58 sec 4.4 -
A bird foraging. Locality Axios Delta, Central Macedonia Region, Greece (ssp leucorodia)
Theo Mamais 9 January 2011 2 years ago 2 min 20 sec 4.3 -
A bird feeding in deep water Locality Larache, Tangier-Tétouan Region, Morocco (ssp leucorodia)
Josep del Hoyo 7 April 2007 5 years ago 37 sec 4.3
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Bird Landing
Locality Nam Sang Wai, Yuen Long, Hong Kong (ssp leucorodia)
Bob Thompson 22 November 2010 2 years ago 4.6 -
Adult
Locality Texel, North Holland Province, Netherlands
Paul Cools 10 April 2012 33 weeks ago 4.6 -
in flight
Locality Ma'agan Michael, Israel (ssp leucorodia)
Lior Kislev 2 November 2011 1 year ago 4.3 -
An adult in the nest with two chicks.
Locality Barcelona Zoo, Barcelona City, Barcelona Province, Catalonia, Spain (ssp leucorodia)
gemma aznar 26 June 2012 46 weeks ago 4.2 -
An adult in the nest with chick.
Locality Barcelona Zoo, Barcelona City, Barcelona Province, Catalonia, Spain (ssp leucorodia)
gemma aznar 26 June 2012 46 weeks ago 4.2 -
Bigflock of spoon bills bathing in red sun light at down.
Locality Chambal Safari Boating Platform, Chambal River, Rajasthan, India (Monotypic species)
anil bharadwaj 6 December 2011 34 weeks ago 4.1
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Calls of chcicks demanding feed in heronry Locality Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India
(ssp leucorodia)
RAM GOPAL SONI 1 September 1983 3 years ago 3.5 -
A flock of feeding birds calling. Locality Kerkini Lake, Central Macedonia Region, Greece
(ssp leucorodia)
Iva Hristova 26 August 2009 3 years ago 3
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