Platalea alba Scopoli 1786 (African spoonbill)
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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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