Royal Spoonbill

Platalea regia Gould, 1838

1.7 kgWeight

Busiest months: January and October–November · Most records: Australia, New Zealand, Timor-Leste

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Royal Spoonbill has been recorded at 308 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 6 countries and regions.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Western Treatment PlantAustralia6,547 records
Sandy Camp Road WetlandsAustralia3,360 records
Townsville Town Common Conservation ParkAustralia2,100 records

More places

Jerrabomberra Wetlands Nature ReserveAustralia2,015 records
Broome South Wastewater Treatment PlantAustralia1,812 records
Oxley Creek CommonAustralia1,761 records
Dowse LagoonAustralia1,588 records
Jawbone Flora and Fauna ReserveAustralia1,482 records
Western Treatment Plant – T Section PondsAustralia1,360 records
Lake Samsonvale – Golds Scrub LaneAustralia1,322 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Australia New Zealand Timor-Leste Papua New Guinea Norfolk Island Indonesia

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The royal spoonbill (Platalea regia), also known as the black-billed spoonbill lives in intertidal flats and shallows of fresh and saltwater wetlands in Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, and the Solomon Islands. (In New Zealand, it is also known by the Māori name kōtuku ngutupapa.) It has also been recorded as a vagrant in New Caledonia. It is one of 6 spoonbill species world wide.

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Questions

How big is the Royal Spoonbill?

The Royal Spoonbill weighs around 1.7 kg.

Where does the Royal Spoonbill live?

Its breeding range: Australasia: south-central New Guinea, Australia, Tasmania, coastal North and South Islands (New Zealand). It is most often recorded in Australia, New Zealand and Timor-Leste.