Eurasian spoonbill

Eurasian spoonbill
Adult in breeding plumage
CITES Appendix II (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Pelecaniformes
Family: Threskiornithidae
Genus: Platalea
Species:
P. leucorodia
Binomial name
Platalea leucorodia
Breeding range in Europe in blue (also in Asia and Africa, not shown)

The Eurasian spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia), or common spoonbill, is a wading bird of the ibis and spoonbill family Threskiornithidae. The species is partially migratory with the more northerly breeding populations migrating south for the winter.

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2019) [amended version of 2016 assessment]. "Platalea leucorodia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T22697555A155460986. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T22697555A155460986.en. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.

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