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Black-faced spoonbill migration Platalea minor
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Press ▶ to play the year. Line: a simplified typical route, joining the main cluster of GBIF records in each month (adjusted for observer effort).
| Scientific name | Platalea minor |
|---|---|
| Wingspan | 110 cm |
| IUCN status | Endangered |
| Records mapped | 89,860 (GBIF) |
| GPS / geolocator tracks | none with an open licence yet |
Facts from Wikidata Q494544 (CC0).
Migration in the data
89,860 GBIF records (CC0 and CC BY 4.0 licences only) are mapped here, in 1.41° grid cells, month by month.
In East Asia and Australasia, the centre of the records (adjusted for observer effort) is furthest north in September (about 35°N) and furthest south in January (about 26°N).
Month by month: centre of records in East Asia and Australasia
| Month | Centre (latitude) | South of the Equator |
|---|---|---|
| January | 26°N | 0% |
| February | 27°N | 0% |
| March | 28°N | 0% |
| April | 30°N | 0% |
| May | 31°N | 0% |
| June | 31°N | 0% |
| July | 34°N | 0% |
| August | 35°N | 0% |
| September | 35°N | 0% |
| October | 34°N | 0% |
| November | 31°N | 0% |
| December | 29°N | 0% |
Tracked birds
No openly licensed (CC0 / CC BY) tracking data package for this species was found in the Movebank Data Repository yet, so only records are shown.
About the black-faced spoonbill
The black-faced spoonbill is a species of wading bird in the ibis and spoonbill family Threskiornithidae, found in eastern Asia. This species has the most restricted distribution of the six spoonbill species, and is the only one regarded as vulnerable. …
From the Wikipedia article “Black-faced spoonbill” (revision 1380458485), CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sources
GBIF occurrence records, licence CC0 1.0 or CC BY 4.0 only, observations only (no specimens), filtered with: taxonKey=2480805&license=CC0_1_0&license=CC_BY_4_0&occurrenceStatus=PRESENT&hasGeospatialIssue=false&basisOfRecord=HUMAN_OBSERVATION&basisOfRecord=MACHINE_OBSERVATION&basisOfRecord=OBSERVATION. Monthly queries: Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec. GBIF.org (23 October 2026) occurrence data accessed via the GBIF API; a GBIF download DOI is still to be added. Contributing datasets.