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 Samburu National Reserve
Hadada
Bostrychia hagedash
African Sacred Ibis
Threskiornis aethiopicus
Glossy Ibis
Plegadis falcinellus
Black-headed Heron
Ardea melanocephala
Cattle Egret
Bubulcus ibis
Grey Heron
Ardea cinerea
Hamerkop
Scopus umbretta
Striated Heron
Butorides striata
Great Egret
Ardea alba
Goliath Heron
Ardea goliath
Black-crowned Night Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax
intermediate egret
Egretta intermedia
📅 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 Samburu National Reserve?
About 5% of visitor-days record a African Spoonbill sighting in Samburu National Reserve, based on 45 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see African Spoonbill in Samburu National Reserve?
January has the highest sighting rate for African Spoonbill in Samburu National Reserve in our monthly data.