Yellow-billed Spoonbill
Platalea flavipes
LCLeast Concern Endemic to Australia
- Family
- Ibises and Spoonbills (Threskiornithidae)
- Order
- Pelecaniformes
Overview
The yellow-billed spoonbill (Platalea flavipes) is a gregarious wading bird of the ibis and spoonbill family, Threskiornithidae. It is native to Australia, and is a vagrant to New Zealand, Lord Howe Island and Norfolk Island.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Range and habitat
Southwestern, northern, and eastern Australia (excluding Tasmania).
Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.
Sources and further reading
- Wikipedia: Yellow-billed spoonbill
- eBird: sightings, maps and photos
- xeno-canto: sound recordings
- Birds of the World: full species account (subscription)
- BirdLife DataZone: status and threats
- IUCN Red List (threat status)
- AviList global checklist (taxonomy)
Last updated September 29, 2026.
