Platalea (Spoonbills)

Genus

Spoonbills

Platalea

5 species in our catalog · found in 150 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

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely
African Spoonbill
LC

African Spoonbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Platalea alba

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely
Roseate Spoonbill
LC

Roseate Spoonbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Platalea ajaja

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely
Royal Spoonbill
LC

Royal Spoonbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Platalea regia

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
Yellow-billed Spoonbill
LC Endemic

Yellow-billed Spoonbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Platalea flavipes

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~30%
Jan
~30%
Feb
~30%
Mar
~30%
Apr
~30%
May
~30%
Jun
~30%
Jul
~30%
Aug
~30%
Sep
~30%
Oct
~30%
Nov
~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

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