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
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An adult feeding on the water Cayo Coco, Cuba (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 9 August 2004 5 years ago 28 sec 4.3 -
An immature feeding on a marsh Cayo Coco, Cuba (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 9 August 2004 5 years ago 26 sec 4.2 -
An immature feeding on a grassy patch on a marsh Cayo Coco, Cuba (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 9 August 2004 5 years ago 34 sec 4.2 -
Two birds feeding with Snowy and Great Egrets, Laughing Gulls and Brown Pelicans San Blas, Nayarit State, Mexico (Northern) (Monotypic species)
Greg R Homel 2005 3 years ago 47 sec 4.2 -
Several birds preening and filter feeding Everglades National Park, Florida, USA (Monotypic species)
Steven Siegel 2003 4 years ago 20 sec 4 -
Two adults feeding on a marsh next to a road Cayo Coco, Cuba (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 9 August 2004 5 years ago 31 sec 4
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Bird in flight Flamingos Fauna and Flora Sanctuary, La Guajira, Colombia
mauricio rueda 9 October 2009 44 weeks ago 4.4 -
Standing on a dead tree stump in the swamp. Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, Naples, Collier County, Florida, USA
bioman 19 March 2009 1 year ago 4 -
An adult resting. Barcelona Zoo, Barcelona, Barcelona Province, Catalonia, Spain (Monotypic species)
gemma aznar 8 May 2010 13 weeks ago 3.8 -
An adult perched on a branch. Barcelona Zoo, Barcelona, Barcelona Province, Catalonia, Spain (Monotypic species)
gemma aznar 5 June 2010 12 weeks ago 3.7 -
Portrait of an adult. Barcelona Zoo, Barcelona, Barcelona Province, Catalonia, Spain (Monotypic species)
gemma aznar 22 May 2010 13 weeks ago 3.7 -
Subadult on top of a tree by the river. San Martín River, Iténez Protected Area, Beni, Bolivia (Monotypic species)
ALBERTO GARCIA RIO... 20 September 2006 1 year ago 3.7
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