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Platalea  Linnaeus, 1758
Taxonomic Serial No.: 174932

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Genus  
  Synonym(s): Ajaia Reichenbach, 1853
  
  Common Name(s): Spoonbills [English]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: valid  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: complete   
  Latest Record Review: 2025   
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria  – triploblasts  
       InfrakingdomDeuterostomia   
          PhylumChordata  – cordés, cordado, chordates  
             SubphylumVertebrata  – vertebrado, vertébrés, vertebrates  
                InfraphylumGnathostomata   
                   SuperclassTetrapoda   
                      ClassAves  – Birds, oiseaux  
                         OrderPelecaniformes  – Pelicans, pélicans, Ibises, ibis, Herons, hérons  
                            FamilyThreskiornithidae Poche, 1904 – Ibises, Spoonbills  
                               GenusPlatalea Linnaeus, 1758 – Spoonbills  
    Direct Children:  
                                  Species Platalea ajaja Linnaeus, 1758 – Roseate Spoonbill, Espátula rosada, Spatule rosée, colhereiro-rosado 
                                  Species Platalea alba Scopoli, 1786 – African Spoonbill, Espátula africana, colhereiro-africano, Spatule d'Afrique 
                                  Species Platalea flavipes Gould, 1838 – Yellow-billed Spoonbill, Espátula piquigualda, colhereiro-de-bico-amarelo, Spatule à bec jaune 
                                  Species Platalea leucorodia Linnaeus, 1758 – Eurasian Spoonbill, Spatule blanche, Espátula común, colhereiro-comum 
                                  Species Platalea minor Temminck & Schlegel, 1850 – Black-faced Spoonbill, Espátula menor, colhereiro-pequeno, Petite Spatule 
                                  Species Platalea regia Gould, 1838 – Royal Spoonbill, Espátula real, colhereiro-real, Spatule royale 
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: Alan P. Peterson, M.D.  
  Notes: PO Box 1999 Walla Walla, Washington 99362-0999   
  Reference for: Platalea    
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: IOC World Bird List (version 15.1), website (version 15.1)  
  Acquired: 2025   
  Notes: Gill, F., D. Donsker, and P. Rasmussen, eds. 2025. IOC World Bird List (v 15.1). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org [Accessed 28 Feb 2025]   
  Reference for: Platalea   
       
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Platalea   
       
  Source: Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource, 2011.01.25, website (version 25-Jan-11)  
  Acquired: 2011   
  Notes: "Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource" maintained by Alan P. Peterson at http://www.zoonomen.net   
  Reference for: Platalea   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): American Ornithologists' Union  
  Publication Date: 2002   
  Article/Chapter Title: Forty-third supplement to the American Ornithologists' Union Check-list of North American Birds   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: The Auk, vol. 119, no. 3   
  Page(s): 897-906   
  Publisher:    
  Publication Place:    
  ISBN/ISSN: 0004-8038   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Platalea   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Linnaeus, Carolus  
  Publication Date: 1758   
  Article/Chapter Title:    
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis, 10th Edition, vol. 1   
  Page(s): 824   
  Publisher: Laurentii Salvii   
  Publication Place: Holmiae (Stockholm, Sweden)   
  ISBN/ISSN:    
  Notes: Available online at http://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?PPN362053006 and http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886   
  Reference for: original description   
       

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