Platalea alba Scopoli 1786 (African spoonbill)

Aves - Pelecaniformes - Threskiornithidae

Synonym: Platalea tenuirostris Temminck 1820

Belongs to Platalea according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017

See also del Hoyo et al. 2014 and Goodman 1999

Sister taxa: Platalea ajaja, Platalea flavipes, Platalea leucorodia, Platalea minor, Platalea regia, Platalea subtenuis, Ajaja chione

Ecology: volant carnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Madagascar (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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