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 Tsavo West National Park
Hadada
Bostrychia hagedash
African Sacred Ibis
Threskiornis aethiopicus
Glossy Ibis
Plegadis falcinellus
Hamerkop
Scopus umbretta
Cattle Egret
Bubulcus ibis
Black-headed Heron
Ardea melanocephala
Grey Heron
Ardea cinerea
Great Egret
Ardea alba
Striated Heron
Butorides striata
Great White Pelican
Pelecanus onocrotalus
Squacco Heron
Ardeola ralloides
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 Tsavo West National Park?
About 5% of visitor-days record a African Spoonbill sighting in Tsavo West National Park, based on 50 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see African Spoonbill in Tsavo West National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for African Spoonbill in Tsavo West National Park in our monthly data.