Eurasian Spoonbill
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Eurasian Spoonbill

Platalea leucorodia

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Sinharaja Forest Reserve
2 Verified records at Sinharaja Forest Reserve
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

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. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Sinharaja Forest Reserve

Black-headed Ibis
LC

Black-headed Ibis

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Threskiornis melanocephalus

<5% · Rare
Indian Pond Heron
LC

Indian Pond Heron

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Ardeola grayii

5–10% · With luck
Little Egret
LC

Little Egret

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Egretta garzetta

<5% · Rare
intermediate egret

intermediate egret

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Egretta intermedia

<5% · Rare
Great Egret
LC Endemic

Great Egret

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ardea alba

<5% · Rare
Black-crowned Night Heron
LC

Black-crowned Night Heron

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Nycticorax nycticorax

Insufficient data
Grey Pelican
NT

Grey Pelican

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pelecanus philippensis

Insufficient data
Striated Heron
LC

Striated Heron

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Butorides striata

Insufficient data
Purple Heron
LC

Purple Heron

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ardea purpurea

Insufficient data
Malayan Night Heron
LC

Malayan Night Heron

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Gorsachius melanolophus

Insufficient data
Grey Heron
LC

Grey Heron

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ardea cinerea

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Eurasian Spoonbill at Sinharaja Forest Reserve — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
60–70%
2 Hortobágy National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
50–60%
3 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
50–60%
4 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
40–50%
5 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
30–40%
6 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
20–30%
7 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
10–20%
8 Monfragüe National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
10–20%
9 Minneriya National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
5–10%
10 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
5–10%
11 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
12 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
13 Bandipur National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
14 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
15 Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park 🇲🇳 Mongolia
<5%
16 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
17 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
18 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
<5%
19 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
20 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
21 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Insufficient data
22 Sinharaja Forest Reserve 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data
23 Taroko National Park 🇹🇼 Taiwan
Insufficient data
24 Aigüestortes National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
Insufficient data
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