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| Eurasian spoonbill | |
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| Adult in breeding plumage | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Pelecaniformes |
| Family: | Threskiornithidae |
| Genus: | Platalea |
| Species: | P. leucorodia
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| Binomial name | |
| Platalea leucorodia | |
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| Distribution Breeding (locally also wintering) Resident Wintering
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The Eurasian spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia), or common spoonbill, is a wading bird of the ibis and spoonbill family Threskiornithidae, native to Europe, Africa and Asia. The species is partially migratory with the more northerly breeding populations mostly migrating south for the winter.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.