Evidence found
22,045 records across 9 countries and territories, 1959–2026.
Platalea minor · GBIF taxon key 2480805
Where has the Black-faced Spoonbill been recorded?
Platalea minor occurrence evidence comes from 22,045 records in 9 countries and territories, from 1959 to 2026. Most records come from China.
- 22,045 records
- 9 places
- 15 years recorded
- Aves class
Observation evidence passport
Source coverage
CC0 GBIF Animalia occurrence facets, including country, month and year summaries.
Refreshed 2026-09-20. Inspect the taxon on GBIF.
What this means
The species has been recorded in the listed places in the stated source universe. Peak month: October.
12 months reach at least 10% of the peak facet count.
What this does not mean
repeated describes the record pattern, not a formal range, residency, abundance or conservation assessment.
A single record remains evidence of a recording, not proof that a population lives there.
Compare this animal’s observation pattern
When it is recorded
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Peak month: October. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Records over time
19592026
Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.
Where Black-faced Spoonbill has been recorded
The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for Black-faced Spoonbill. They do not define a complete habitat range: survey effort differs by place, and historical or one-off records can appear alongside repeated presence.
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| China | 11,563 | |
| South Korea | 10,377 | |
| Taiwan | 72 | |
| Hong Kong | 24 | |
| Japan | 3 | |
| MO | 2 | |
| Vietnam | 2 | |
| Russia | 1 | |
| Thailand | 1 |
Related animals
Others in the family Threskiornithidae.
Eurasian Spoonbill
150,069 records
White Ibis
10,661 records
Glossy Ibis
8,649 records
White-faced Ibis
4,257 records
Roseate Spoonbill
2,773 records
Bare-faced Ibis
1,901 records
Hadada Ibis
1,370 records
Australian Ibis
1,211 records
Record pattern: repeated
Repeated records across many years and months. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Repeated records across many years and months. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.