Eurasian spoonbill: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Eurasian spoonbill lives – recorded in 54 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Platalea leucorodia
Group	Herons, storks, cranes & flamingos
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	54 countries
Continents	Africa, Asia, Europe, North America
Mass	76 g (birth weight)
Class	Bird
Order	Pelecaniformes
Family	Threskiornithidae

Where does the Eurasian spoonbill live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Eurasian spoonbill in 54 countries and territories across Africa, Asia, Europe and North America. Wikidata gives its range as: Nanling Mountains, Africa, Brazil, South America.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

How big is an Eurasian spoonbill?

Wikidata records the following for the Eurasian spoonbill: mass 76 g (birth weight).

Is the Eurasian spoonbill endangered?

The Eurasian spoonbill’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Eurasian spoonbill?

The Eurasian spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia) is a bird in the order Pelecaniformes and the family Threskiornithidae, genus Platalea. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Eurasian spoonbill

The Eurasian spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia), or common spoonbill, is a wading bird of the ibis and spoonbill family Threskiornithidae, native to Europe, Africa and Asia. The species is partially migratory with the more northerly breeding populations mostly migrating south for the winter.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Eurasian spoonbill (revision 1368505047), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q171360 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).