Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Ibises and Spoonbills :: African Spoonbill

African Spoonbill Platalea alba

Described by: Scopoli (1786)
Alternate common name(s): None known by website authors
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Ndumo Game Reserve, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa - 1997 © Kees Bakker  South Africa - Date unknown © Giuliano Gerra and Silvio Sommazzi  Kruger National Park, South Africa - Sep 26, 2005 © Alan Manson  Kruger National Park, South Africa - Sep 26, 2005 © Alan Manson  Kruger National Park, South Africa - Sep 26, 2005 © Andrew Manson 
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Range

Africa s. of the Sahara; W. Madagascar;
Two populations;
S. of about 17°N. in ex. s. Mauritania, Senegambia, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, s. Mali, Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, s. Niger, Nigeria, Cameroon, n. Gabon, ex. nw. Congo, Chad, Central African Republic, n. and e. Zaire, s. Sudan, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti, w. Somalia, Uganda, Kenya (breeds near Kisumu and Garsen, sporadically in or near Rift Valley), Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia (Barotse Province in Kalabo), ex. s. Angola, ex. n. Namibia, n. and se. Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique to c. and s. South Africa (Rand, Zululand, Etosha Pan, Western Cape). W. Madagascar (Kinkony, Bermamba, Ihotry Lakes, Betsiboka River).

Videos

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Sounds

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References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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