African Spoonbill
Platalea alba
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPelecaniformes (Pelicaniformes)
- FamilyThreskiornithidae (Ibises and Spoonbills)
- GenusPlatalea (Spoonbills)
- SpeciesPlatalea alba (African Spoonbill)
Closest Relatives at Garden Route National Park
Hadada
Bostrychia hagedash
African Sacred Ibis
Threskiornis aethiopicus
Glossy Ibis
Plegadis falcinellus
Little Egret
Egretta garzetta
Grey Heron
Ardea cinerea
Cattle Egret
Bubulcus ibis
Black-headed Heron
Ardea melanocephala
Purple Heron
Ardea purpurea
Black-crowned Night Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax
Goliath Heron
Ardea goliath
intermediate egret
Egretta intermedia
Hamerkop
Scopus umbretta
📅 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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a African Spoonbill in Garden Route National Park?
About 14% of visitor-days record a African Spoonbill sighting in Garden Route National Park, based on 135 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see African Spoonbill in Garden Route National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for African Spoonbill in Garden Route National Park in our monthly data.