Species profile
Yellow-billed Spoonbill
Platalea flavipes
Quick answer
Australia; vagrant to Tasmania and New Zealand
- Scientific name
- Platalea flavipes
- Family
- Threskiornithidae
- Order
- Pelecaniformes
- Genus
- Platalea
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
Recording Yellow-billed Spoonbill in your journal
When you see this bird, log the sighting with the date, the place and any photos. If it's your first, Feather Journal marks it as a lifer and adds it to your life list automatically — no spreadsheet, no re-typing.