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African spoonbill (Platalea alba)

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African spoonbill (Platalea alba)

English, Dutch and scientific names.
Species/Soort Family/Familie Order/Orde Class/Klasse Phylum/Stam Kingdom/Rijk
African spoonbill Ibises, spoonbills Pelicans, cormorants, and relatives Birds Chordate Animals
Afrikaanse lepelaar Ibisssen en lepelaars Roeipotigen Vogels Gewervelden Dieren
Platalea alba Threskiornithidae Pelecaniformes Aves Chordata Animalia

Lamin fields (Bakau, Kanifing, The Gambia)

2025:02:20 08:27:17
African spoonbill (Platalea alba)
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2500 sec at F9.0, ISO 640, distance 46.3 m

Lake Natron (Engare Sero, Pinyinyi, Arusha, Tanzania)

2025:11:17 16:01:21
African spoonbill (Platalea alba)
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2000 sec at F4.5, ISO 200, distance 46.7 m

Makakatana, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

2024:07:16 12:48:18
African spoonbill (Platalea alba)
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2000 sec at F4.5, ISO 500, distance 90.2 m

Phalaborwa, Limpopo, South Africa

2024:07:03 12:07:48
African spoonbill (Platalea alba)
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.300mm F4.0, 1/2000 sec at F4.0, ISO 320, distance 38.1 m

Where I have seen this species

The database holds 50 pictures at 11 locations. Click a dot for the place and date; use + and − to zoom in and out, and drag the map to move around.