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Kingdom: Animalia > Phylum: Chordata > Class: Aves > Order: Ciconiiformes > Family: Threskiornithidae > Genus: Platalea > Species: Platalea leucorodia > See subspecies

Scientific name	Source
Platalea leucorodia leucorodia Linnaeus, 1758

Spoonbill - Platalea leucorodia Linnaeus, 1758

Saxifraga-Luc Hoogenstein

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Threat status Europe	Least Concern (IUCN)
EU Population status	Secure
Protected by	EU Birds Directive and 6 other international agreements
Natura 2000 sites	631 are designated for this species
Natura 2000 species code	A034

Distribution

Threat and EU population status

IUCN Red List status of threatened species

The IUCN Red List threat status assesses the risk of extinction.

World

Least Concern

Europe

Least Concern

EU population status

The status of the population at the EU level was evaluated at the species level; this was based on the reports delivered by Member States under Article 12 of the Birds Directive (see fact sheet below). The EU status assessment can cover several subspecies/subspecific population units. For more information, please consult the species fact sheet and link below.

IUCN Red List Category

Not Evaluated	Near Threatened	Regionally Extinct
Not Applicable	Vulnerable	Extinct in the Wild
Data Deficient	Endangered	Extinct
Least Concern	Critically Endangered

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Population status categories for bird species under the Birds Directive

Secure

Near Threatened, declining or depleted

Threatened (i.e. vulnerable, endangered, critically endangered, regionally extinct)

Legal text	Annex	More information
Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, of 30 November 2009, on the conservation of wild birds (EU Birds Directive)	Annex I: Species that shall be the subject of special conservation measures concerning their habitat in order to ensure their survival and reproduction in their area of distribution. Member States shall classify territories as special protection areas for the conservation of these species.	http://ec.europa.eu/environm...rective/index_en.htm
Convention on the conservation of European wildlife and natural habitats (Bern Convention)	Annex II: strictly protected fauna species (All species of Threskiornithidae)	http://www.coe.int/t/dg4/cul.../bern/default_en.asp
	Revised Annex I of Resolution 6 (1998) of the Bern Convention listing the species requiring specific habitat conservation measures (year of revision 2011)	https://wcd.coe.int/ViewDoc....ckColorLogged=FDC864 Resolution No. 6 (1998) of the Bern Convention lists the species requiring specific habitat conservation measures [and the designation of Areas of Special Conservation Interest (ASCIs) forming for the Emerald network]
Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals. (Bonn Convention)	Annex II: migratory species which have an unfavourable conservation status and which require international agreements for their conservation and management, as well as those which have a conservation status which would significantly benefit from the international co-operation that could be achieved by an international agreement.	http://www.cms.int/
Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds. Convention on Migratory Species of Wild Animals. (AEWA)	Annex II: Waterbird species to which the Agreement applies	http://www.migratoryspecies....ent/about-cms-family http://www.unep-aewa.org/en/legalinstrument/aewa
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)	Annex II: (a) all species which, although not necessarily now threatened with extinction, may become so unless trade in specimens of such species is subject to strict regulation in order to avoid utilization incompatible with their survival; and (b) other species which must be subject to regulation in order that trade in specimens of certain species referred to in sub-paragraph (a) of this paragraph may be brought under effective control.	http://www.cites.org/eng
Commission regulation (EU) No 1320/2014, of 1 December 2014, amending Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97 on the protection of species of wild fauna and flora by regulating trade therein (EU regulation of trade of fauna and flora)	Annex A includes: All CITES Appendix I species, except where EU Member States have entered a reservation; Some CITES Appendix II and III species, for which the EU has adopted stricter domestic measures; Some non-CITES species	http://ec.europa.eu/environm...s/legislation_en.htm

Common Name	Language	Reference
Colhereiro	Portuguese	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Espátula	Spanish	EC-DGXI.d2, ETC/NC
Espátula Común	Spanish	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Kanalasgém	Hungarian	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Kapustahaikara	Finnish	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Kolpík bílý	Czech	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Lepelaar	Dutch	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Löffler	German	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Skedstork	Swedish	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Skestork	Danish	EC-DGXI.d2, ETC/NC
Spatola	Italian	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Spatule blanche	French	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Spoonbill	English	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.

CoL (accepted name)	Catalogue of Life
EBCC Atlas of breeding birds	European Bird Census Council's Atlas of Breeding Birds
EURing code:01440	European bird-ringing
EoL	Encyclopedia of Life
Fauna Europaea	Fauna Europaea
GBIF	Global Biodiversity Information Facility
ITIS (Valid name)	Interagency Taxonomic Information System
NCBI search	National Center for Biotechnology Information
PESI (Accepted)	Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure
Species+	Species+ by UNEP-WCMC
Wikipedia	Wikipedia

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Spoonbill - Platalea leucorodia Linnaeus, 1758

Quick facts

Distribution

Threat and EU population status

IUCN Red List status of threatened species

EU population status

Natura 2000 sites

Protected in the following Natura 2000 sites

Protected sites

Legal status

Mentioned in the following international legal instruments and agreements

Common names and synonyms

Other resources

External data

Sitecode	Country	Site name	Action
BE2301336	Belgium	Schorren en Polders van de Beneden-Schelde	Map
BE2501033	Belgium	Het Zwin	Map
CY6000002	Cyprus	ALYKES LARNAKAS	Map
DK00AX055	Denmark	Skallingen og Langli	Map
DK00CX043	Denmark	Ringkøbing Fjord	Map
DK00EX020	Denmark	Vestlige Vejler, Arup Holm og Hovsør Røn	Map
DK00EY013	Denmark	Østlige Vejler	Map
DK00FX001	Denmark	Ulvedybet og Nibe Bredning	Map
ES0000004	Spain	Lagunas de Villafáfila	Map
ES0000011	Spain	Monte de El Pardo	Map
ES0000013	Spain	Tablas de Daimiel	Map
ES0000014	Spain	Monfragüe y las Dehesas del Entorno	Map
ES0000017	Spain	CUENCA DE GALLOCANTA	Map
ES0000019	Spain	Aiguamolls de l'Alt Empordà	Map
ES0000020	Spain	Delta de l'Ebre	Map
ES0000023	Spain	L'Albufera	Map
ES0000024	Spain	Doñana	Map
ES0000025	Spain	Marismas del Odiel	Map
ES0000027	Spain	Laguna de Medina	Map
ES0000030	Spain	Complejo Endorreico de Puerto Real	Map
ES0000033	Spain	Laguna de Fuente de Piedra	Map
ES0000039	Spain	Jandía	Map
ES0000046	Spain	Cabo de Gata-Níjar	Map
ES0000048	Spain	Punta Entinas-Sabinar	Map
ES0000056	Spain	Encinares del río Alberche y río Cofio	Map
ES0000058	Spain	el Fondo d'Elx-Crevillent	Map
ES0000069	Spain	Embalse de Cornalvo y Sierra Bermeja	Map
ES0000071	Spain	Llanos de Cáceres y Sierra de Fuentes	Map
ES0000085	Spain	Ribadeo	Map
ES0000086	Spain	Ría de Ortigueira e Ladrido	Map
ES0000087	Spain	Complexo intermareal Umia - O Grove, A Lanzada, punta Carreirón e lagoa Bodeira	Map
ES0000112	Spain	Juncalillo del Sur	Map
ES0000120	Spain	Salinas de Santa Pola	Map
ES0000140	Spain	Bahía de Cádiz	Map
ES0000144	Spain	Urdaibaiko itsasadarra / Ría de Urdaibai	Map
ES0000146	Spain	Delta del Llobregat	Map
ES0000175	Spain	Salinas y Arenales de San Pedro del Pinatar	Map
ES0000176	Spain	Costa da Morte (Norte)	Map
ES0000184	Spain	Valle del Tiétar - ZEPA	Map
ES0000188	Spain	Valles del Voltoya y el Zorita - ZEPA	Map