---
title: "Colhereiro-europeu"
description: "Platalea leucorodia — Aves. The Eurasian spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia), or common spoonbill, is a wading bird of the ibis and spoonbill family Threskiornithidae, native to Europe, Africa and Asia."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/eurasian-spoonbill
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Colhereiro-europeu

> Platalea leucorodia — Aves. The Eurasian spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia), or common spoonbill, is a wading bird of the ibis and spoonbill family Threskiornithidae, native to Europe, Africa and Asia.

- Scientific name: *Platalea leucorodia*
- Category: `birds` (Aves)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Lagos e rios)
- iNaturalist observations: 24431
- Wikidata: [Q171360](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q171360)
- iNaturalist taxon: [3731](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/3731)

## Names

- en: Eurasian Spoonbill
- de: Löffler
- es: Espátula Común
- fr: Spatule blanche
- nl: Lepelaar
- pt: Colhereiro-europeu
- pl: Warzęcha zwyczajna

## Countries with the most observations

ES (2968), PT (2967), FR (2427), NL (2213), GB (1629), IN (1529), IT (1277), DE (748), RU (687), CN (671), TW (463), GR (457)

## Summary

The Eurasian spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia), or common spoonbill, is a wading bird of the ibis and spoonbill family Threskiornithidae, native to Europe, Africa and Asia. The species is partially migratory with the more northerly breeding populations mostly migrating south for the winter.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurasian_spoonbill

## Photo

![Colhereiro-europeu](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/eurasian-spoonbill/medium.jpg)

Photo: Salih Alper · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/144555183

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/eurasian-spoonbill?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).