African spoonbill
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The African spoonbill (Platalea alba) is a long-legged wading bird[2] of the ibis and spoonbill family Threskiornithidae. The species is widespread across Africa and Madagascar, including Botswana, Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, and Zimbabwe.[2]
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African spoonbill | |
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Kazinga Channel, Kenya | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Pelecaniformes |
Family: | Threskiornithidae |
Genus: | Platalea |
Species: | P. alba |
Binomial name | |
Platalea alba Scopoli, 1786 | |
Synonyms | |
Platalea tenuirostris Temminck, 1820 |
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