Genus: Platalea
Description
Spoonbills. The genus has an almost worldwide distribution.
Taxonomy
Platalea is a genus in the family Threskiornithidae.
Platalea vs. Ajaia
Many authorities (AOU, 2002; SACC, 2003; Clements, 2005) have placed the Roseate Spoonbill in Platalea in light of Hancock et al. (1992) and Banks et al. (2002). Sibley & Monroe (1996) and Howard & Moore (2003) retain its monotypic placement in Ajaia.
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| P. leucorodia | Eurasian Spoonbill | ||
| P. regia | Royal Spoonbill | ||
| P. alba | African Spoonbill | ||
| P. minor | Black-faced Spoonbill | ||
| P. flavipes | Yellow-billed Spoonbill | ||
| P. ajaja | Roseate Spoonbill | ||
Pages in category ‘Platalea’
The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total.
