bird · Pelecaniformes · Threskiornithidae

African Spoonbill

Platalea alba Scopoli, 1786 — also called AFSP. Occurrence records of the African Spoonbill are shared on GBIF from around 82 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all Garden Route National Park (2 384 records), in 9 provinces.

IUCN: Least concernThreskiornithidae

82reserves with records

18 333records around them

9provinces

LCIUCN category

African Spoonbill (Platalea alba) — Photo: Jastrow · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Where it is recorded

Reserve	Province	Records
Garden Route National ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	2 384
Kruger National ParkNational park	LP Limpopo	2 358
Pilanesberg National ParkGame reserve	NW North West	1 300
False Bay Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	1 040
Knysna National Lake AreaProtected area	WC Western Cape	926
Marievale Bird SanctuaryGame reserve	GP Gauteng	876
St. Lucia SystemProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	784
Pledge Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	769
Tokai ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	686
Rondevlei Nature ReserveProtected area	WC Western Cape	662
Addo Elephant National ParkNational park	EC Eastern Cape	558
Korsman ConservancyPrivate game reserve	GP Gauteng	492
McGregor Private Nature ReserveNature reserve	NW North West	445
Paarl Bird SanctuaryWildlife sanctuary	WC Western Cape	400
Pilanesberg Private LodgeNature reserve	NW North West	350
Nyati ConcessionProtected area	EC Eastern Cape	332
Steenbok Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	330
Helderberg Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area	WC Western Cape	305
Dick Dent Bird SanctuaryGame reserve	WC Western Cape	299
Muizenberg CaveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	280
Featherbed Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	239
Sneeuwberg Protected EnvironmentProtected area	FS Free State	231
De Hoop Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	212
St. James SpringNature reserve	WC Western Cape	210
Grysbok ParkNature reserve	WC Western Cape	199
Mjejane Private Game ReserveNature reserve	MP Mpumalanga	185
Vredenheim Big Cats ParkWildlife sanctuary	WC Western Cape	155
De Mond Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	150
Burman BushProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	120
Beachwood Mangrove Nature ReserveProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	119
Karkloof Conservation CentreWildlife sanctuary	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	103
Raapenberg Bird SanctuaryGame reserve	WC Western Cape	77
Himeville Nature ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	64
Kabeljous Nature ReserveNature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	51
T.C. Robertson Nature ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	50
Ramskop Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	45
Aquila Safari Reserve DirectionsPrivate game reserve	WC Western Cape	39
Aquila Private Game ReservePrivate game reserve	WC Western Cape	39
Bronkhorstspruit Dam Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	34
Bronkies Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	33
Golela BushNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	32
Klaserie Game ReserveGame reserve	MP Mpumalanga	24
St. Lucia Marine ReserveMarine protected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	24
Vogelgat Private Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	22
Phinda Resource ReserveGame reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	20
Loskop Dam Nature ReserveNature reserve	MP Mpumalanga	18
Kowie Local Authority Nature ReserveNature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	18
Walker Bay Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	18
Tienie Versveld Wildflower ReserveProtected area	WC Western Cape	17
Tienie Versfeld Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	17
Fort D' Acre ReserveNature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	17
Kwandwe Private Game ReserveGame reserve	EC Eastern Cape	16
Ndumo Game ReserveGame reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	16
Akkerendam Nature ReserveNature reserve	NC Northern Cape	16
Seekoeivlei Nature ReserveNature reserve	FS Free State	15
Sodwana Bay State ForestForest reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	14
Clara Anna Fontein Game ReservePrivate game reserve	WC Western Cape	14
Sterkfontein Dam Nature ReserveProtected area	FS Free State	8
Bridle Drift Dam Nature ReserveNature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	6
Botterblom Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	5

and 22 more reserves with fewer records.

By province

Western Cape: 32 reserves
KwaZulu-Natal: 14 reserves
Eastern Cape: 8 reserves
Gauteng: 7 reserves
Free State: 6 reserves
Limpopo: 5 reserves
North West: 4 reserves
Mpumalanga: 4 reserves
Northern Cape: 2 reserves

Taxonomy

Class: Aves
Order: Pelecaniformes
Family: Threskiornithidae
Scientific name: Platalea alba
GBIF taxon: 2480800
Wikidata: Q512348

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Source: GBIF.org occurrence records within the radius of each reserve's point; taxonomy and IUCN category from the GBIF backbone; photo from Wikimedia Commons, credit on the picture. Records near a reserve do not prove the species lives inside it.