Platalea (Spoonbills)

Genus

Spoonbills

Platalea

5 species in our catalog · found in 144 parks

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Eurasian Spoonbill
LC

Eurasian Spoonbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Platalea leucorodia

60–70% · Likely
African Spoonbill
LC

African Spoonbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Platalea alba

50–60% · Likely
Roseate Spoonbill
LC

Roseate Spoonbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Platalea ajaja

40–50% · Likely
Royal Spoonbill
LC

Royal Spoonbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Platalea regia

20–30% · Possible
Yellow-billed Spoonbill
LC Endemic

Yellow-billed Spoonbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Platalea flavipes

5–10% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

20–30
Jan
20–30
Feb
20–30
Mar
30–40
Apr
20–30
May
30–40
Jun
30–40
Jul
30–40
Aug
30–40
Sep
30–40
Oct
20–30
Nov
20–30
Dec

🕐 When They're Spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

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Where to see Spoonbills

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#ParkCountrySpeciesP(≥1)
1 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain 1
60–70%
2 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
50–60%
3 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
50–60%
4 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
50–60%
5 Hortobágy National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary 1
50–60%
6 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India 1
50–60%
7 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
40–50%
8 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
40–50%
9 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana 1
40–50%
10 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka 1
40–50%
11 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
30–40%
12 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe 1
30–40%
13 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary 1
30–40%
14 Big Cypress National Preserve 🇺🇸 United States 1
30–40%
15 Ciénaga de Zapata 🇨🇺 Cuba 1
20–30%
16 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia 1
20–30%
17 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary 1
20–30%
18 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana 1
20–30%
19 Kakadu National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 2
20–30%
20 Iberá National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina 1
20–30%
21 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi 1
20–30%
22 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe 1
20–30%
23 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
20–30%
24 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
20–30%
25 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
20–30%
26 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
20–30%
27 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany 1
10–20%
28 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
10–20%
29 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe 1
10–20%
30 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia 1
10–20%
31 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique 1
10–20%
32 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
10–20%
33 El Impenetrable National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina 1
10–20%
34 Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
10–20%
35 Noel Kempff Mercado National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia 1
10–20%
36 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
10–20%
37 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador 1
10–20%
38 Monfragüe National Park 🇪🇸 Spain 1
10–20%
39 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
10–20%
40 Abel Tasman National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand 1
10–20%
41 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
10–20%
42 Jaragua National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic 1
10–20%
43 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia 1
10–20%
44 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 2
5–10%
45 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
5–10%
46 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
5–10%
47 Minneriya National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka 1
5–10%
48 Grampians National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 2
5–10%
49 Great Otway National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 2
5–10%
50 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda 1
5–10%
51 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
5–10%
52 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka 1
5–10%
53 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
5–10%
54 Fiordland National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand 1
5–10%
55 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
5–10%
56 El Palmar National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina 1
5–10%
57 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama 1
5–10%
58 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
5–10%
59 Selous Game Reserve 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
5–10%
60 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
5–10%
61 Amboró National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia 1
5–10%
62 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India 1
5–10%
63 Royal National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
5–10%
64 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 1
5–10%
65 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
5–10%
66 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
67 Awash National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia 1
<5%
68 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
69 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1
<5%
70 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
<5%
71 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
72 Wilsons Promontory National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
<5%
73 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador 1
<5%
74 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru 1
<5%
75 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India 1
<5%
76 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 1
<5%
77 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
78 Bandipur National Park 🇮🇳 India 1
<5%
79 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia 1
<5%
80 Litchfield National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
<5%
81 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
82 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador 1
<5%
83 Booderee National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
<5%
84 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain 1
<5%
85 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru 1
<5%
86 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
87 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras 1
<5%
88 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama 1
<5%
89 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 1
<5%
90 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda 1
<5%
91 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
<5%
92 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
<5%
93 Blue Mountains National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 2
<5%
94 Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park 🇲🇳 Mongolia 1
<5%
95 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras 1
<5%
96 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 1
<5%
97 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
<5%
98 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
<5%
99 Aoraki Mount Cook National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand 1
<5%
100 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
101 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
102 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras 1
<5%
103 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia 1
<5%
104 Nitmiluk National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
<5%
105 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
<5%
106 Rakiura National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand 1
<5%
107 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 1
<5%
108 Emas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
<5%
109 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany 1
<5%
110 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
111 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama 1
<5%
112 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
113 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India 1
<5%
114 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
115 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India 1
<5%
116 Tijuca National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
<5%
117 Cañón del Sumidero National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
<5%
118 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia 1
<5%
119 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
<5%
120 Lamington National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
<5%
121 Kosciuszko National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
<5%
122 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
123 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama 1
<5%
124 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
125 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 1
<5%
126 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda 1
<5%
127 Anavilhanas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
<5%
128 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France 1
<5%
129 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
130 Serra da Canastra National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
<5%
131 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru 1
<5%
132 Taroko National Park 🇹🇼 Taiwan 1
<5%
133 Sinharaja Forest Reserve 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka 1
<5%
134 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
<5%
135 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
<5%
136 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
<5%
137 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 1
<5%
138 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India 1
<5%
139 Aigüestortes National Park 🇪🇸 Spain 1
<5%
140 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 1
<5%
141 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
142 Congaree National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
143 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama 1
<5%
144 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina 1
<5%