Ibises and Spoonbills (Threskiornithidae)
Roseate Spoonbill (Platalea ajaja) - HBW 1, p. 506
French: Spatule rosée
German: Rosalöffler
Spanish: Espátula Rosada
Taxonomy: Platalea Ajaja Linnaeus, 1758, in America australi = Rio São Francisco, eastern Brazil, ex Marcgraf.
Often placed in monospecific genus Ajaia. Monotypic.
Distribution: SE USA and West Indies through Mexico and C America to S America: E of Andes, S to N Argentina; W of Andes in W Ecuador and NW Peru.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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An adult feeding on the water Locality Cayo Coco, Ciego de Avila Province, Cuba (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 9 August 2004 6 years ago 28 sec 4.3 -
An immature feeding on a marsh Locality Cayo Coco, Ciego de Avila Province, Cuba (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 9 August 2004 6 years ago 26 sec 4.2 -
An immature feeding on a grassy patch on a marsh Locality Cayo Coco, Ciego de Avila Province, Cuba (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 9 August 2004 6 years ago 34 sec 4.2 -
Two birds feeding with Snowy and Great Egrets, Laughing Gulls and Brown Pelicans Locality San Blas, Nayarit State, Mexico (Northern) (Monotypic species)
Greg R Homel 2005 4 years ago 47 sec 4.2 -
A group feeding in water Locality Hato Piñero, Cojedes State, Venezuela (Monotypic species)
Keith Blomerley 26 February 2006 5 years ago 25 sec 3.9 -
Two adults feeding on a marsh Locality Cayo Coco, Ciego de Avila Province, Cuba (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 9 August 2004 6 years ago 11 sec 3.9
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Roseate Spoonbill perched in treetop
Locality St. Augustine, St. Johns County, Florida, USA (United States)
Ian Barker 3 May 2011 36 weeks ago 4.4 -
Roseate Spoonbill in flight
Locality St. Augustine, St. Johns County, Florida, USA (United States)
Ian Barker 5 May 2011 36 weeks ago 4.2 -
Bird in flight
Locality Flamingos Fauna and Flora Sanctuary, La Guajira Department, Colombia
mauricio rueda 9 October 2009 2 years ago 4.2 -
juvenile spoonbill
Locality Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida, USA (United States)
Patrick Ellsworth 23 June 2007 19 weeks ago 4 -
Roseate Spoonbill in flight
Locality St. Augustine, St. Johns County, Florida, USA (United States)
Ian Barker 5 May 2011 36 weeks ago 4 -
Bird is resting on one leg on a branch.
Locality Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, Florida, USA (United States)
Dannie Polley 17 August 2007 1 year ago 3.9
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