Eurasian Spoonbill

Eurasian Spoonbill

Platalea leucorodia

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · Possible
overall probability at Wadden Sea National Park

Closest Relatives at Wadden Sea National Park

Glossy Ibis
LC

Glossy Ibis

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Plegadis falcinellus

<5% · Rare
African Sacred Ibis
LC

African Sacred Ibis

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Threskiornis aethiopicus

Insufficient data
Northern Bald Ibis
EN

Northern Bald Ibis

Bird

Geronticus eremita

Insufficient data
Grey Heron
LC

Grey Heron

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ardea cinerea

40–50% · Likely
Great Egret
LC Endemic

Great Egret

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ardea alba

20–30% · Possible
Little Egret
LC

Little Egret

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Egretta garzetta

0–10% · With luck
Eurasian Bittern
LC

Eurasian Bittern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Botaurus stellaris

<5% · Rare
Great White Pelican
LC

Great White Pelican

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pelecanus onocrotalus

<5% · Rare
Cattle Egret
LC

Cattle Egret

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Bubulcus ibis

<5% · Rare
Purple Heron
LC

Purple Heron

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ardea purpurea

<5% · Rare
Black-crowned Night Heron
LC

Black-crowned Night Heron

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Nycticorax nycticorax

<5% · Rare
Squacco Heron
LC

Squacco Heron

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ardeola ralloides

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

0–10
Jan
0–10
Feb
0–10
Mar
10–20
Apr
20–30
May
20–30
Jun
30–40
Jul
30–40
Aug
20–30
Sep
10–20
Oct
0–10
Nov
0–10
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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
60–70%
2 Hortobágy National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
50–60%
3 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
50–60%
4 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
40–50%
5 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
30–40%
6 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
20–30%
7 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
10–20%
8 Monfragüe National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
10–20%
9 Minneriya National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
0–10%
10 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
0–10%
11 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
0–10%
12 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
13 Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park 🇲🇳 Mongolia
<5%
14 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
15 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
16 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
17 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
<5%
18 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
19 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
20 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Insufficient data
21 Sinharaja Forest Reserve 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data
22 Taroko National Park 🇹🇼 Taiwan
Insufficient data
23 Aigüestortes National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Eurasian Spoonbill in Wadden Sea National Park?

About 19% of visitor-days record a Eurasian Spoonbill sighting in Wadden Sea National Park, based on 2314 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Eurasian Spoonbill in Wadden Sea National Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for Eurasian Spoonbill in Wadden Sea National Park in our monthly data.

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