
The African spoonbill (Platalea alba) is a long-legged wading bird of the ibis and spoonbill family Threskiornithidae.
Recorded year-round
Recorded in every month, so no month is the wrong month to look. We would rather say that than invent a best time.
Curve from 2,583 national iNaturalist observations, not from one property. Single-month spikes are discarded as upload artefacts, and below 50 records we show no curve at all.
Western Cape and beyond
Provinces where African Spoonbill is most recorded. Tap one to find places to stay.
2,583 records, iNaturalist
50+ resultaten in Zuid-Afrika
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African Spoonbill: door gastheren waargenomen in of bij Kruger National Park.
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Uw eigen auto en tempo, op de wegen van het park.
Waar gastheren de soort waarnemen
Soort
Platalea alba
Waarnemingen
2 583
iNaturalist-waarnemingen
Elke boeking op Spekboom steunt natuurbehoud.
Een waarneming betekent dat een gastheer de African Spoonbill op of bij het terrein heeft gezien. Een waarneming is nooit gegarandeerd.
Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the African Spoonbill at stays in or beside Kruger National Park. A record means a host has seen it on the property or nearby, which makes these the places to base yourself; it is never a guarantee of a sighting on any given day.
The African Spoonbill is most recorded in Western Cape (45% of records), KwaZulu-Natal (17% of records), Mpumalanga (12% of records), based on 2 583 iNaturalist observations. 62 places to stay on Spekboom in South Africa have recorded the African Spoonbill on site or nearby.
The African Spoonbill is recorded throughout the year, so no month is the wrong month to look for it. For the parks where hosts record it most, these are the best seasons they give. Kruger National Park: Apr-Sep. In the dry months animals concentrate at water and the grass is short.
The African spoonbill (Platalea alba) is a long-legged wading bird of the ibis and spoonbill family Threskiornithidae. The species is widespread across Africa and Madagascar, including Botswana, Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, and Zimbabwe.