Platalea alba Scopoli, 1786 is a animal in the Threskiornithidae family, order Pelecaniformes, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Platalea alba Scopoli, 1786
The African spoonbill (Platalea alba) is a widespread long-legged wading bird found across Africa and Madagascar.
The African spoonbill, with the scientific name Platalea alba Scopoli, 1786, is a long-legged wading bird that belongs to Threskiornithidae, the family of ibises and spoonbills. This species is widely distributed across Africa and Madagascar, and can be found in Botswana, Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, and Zimbabwe.
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Threskiornis aethiopicus (Latham, 1790)
Platalea regia Gould, 1838
Lophotibis cristata (Boddaert, 1783)
Phimosus infuscatus (Lichtenstein, 1823)
Platalea ajaja Linnaeus, 1758
Theristicus melanopis branickii Berlepsch & Stolzmann, 1894
Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer
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