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Royal Spoonbill

Platalea regia
Family
Ibises and Spoonbills
Order
Pelecaniformes
Codes
royspo1, ROSP
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderPelecaniformes
FamilyIbises and Spoonbills (Threskiornithidae)
SpeciesPlatalea regia
Codesroyspo1, ROSP
Identification

The Royal Spoonbill (Platalea regia) is a member of the Ibises and Spoonbills family within the order Pelecaniformes. This species is classified in the eBird taxonomy maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Use the eBird species code royspo1 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.

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Plegadis chihi
Puna Ibis
Plegadis ridgwayi
Madagascar Ibis
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Royal Spoonbill photo
(c) Ben Ackerley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Ben Ackerley

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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Platalea regia

Family: Ibises and Spoonbills

Order: Pelecaniformes

eBird Code: royspo1