Eurasian Spoonbill
Platalea leucorodia
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPelecaniformes (Pelicaniformes)
- FamilyThreskiornithidae (Ibises and Spoonbills)
- GenusPlatalea (Spoonbills)
- SpeciesPlatalea leucorodia (Eurasian Spoonbill)
Closest Relatives at Doñana National Park
Glossy Ibis
Plegadis falcinellus
Scarlet Ibis
Eudocimus ruber
Northern Bald Ibis
Geronticus eremita
Little Egret
Egretta garzetta
Grey Heron
Ardea cinerea
Cattle Egret
Bubulcus ibis
Black-crowned Night Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax
Great Egret
Ardea alba
Squacco Heron
Ardeola ralloides
Purple Heron
Ardea purpurea
Eurasian Bittern
Botaurus stellaris
Western Reef Egret
Egretta gularis
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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 | |
| 2 | Hortobágy National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 3 | Keoladeo National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 4 | Yala National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 5 | Fertő-Hanság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 6 | Kiskunság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 7 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 8 | Monfragüe National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 9 | Minneriya National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 10 | Wilpattu National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 11 | Ranthambore National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 12 | Satpura National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 13 | Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park | 🇲🇳 Mongolia | |
| 14 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 15 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 16 | Nagarhole National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 17 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 18 | Kanha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 19 | Bandhavgarh National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 20 | Snowdonia National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 21 | Sinharaja Forest Reserve | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 22 | Taroko National Park | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | |
| 23 | Aigüestortes National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Eurasian Spoonbill in Doñana National Park?
About 64% of visitor-days record a Eurasian Spoonbill sighting in Doñana National Park, based on 1987 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Eurasian Spoonbill in Doñana National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Eurasian Spoonbill in Doñana National Park in our monthly data.