Roseate Spoonbill
Scientific name: Ajaia ajaj
Family: Threskiernithidae
Order: Ciconiiformes
Class: Aves PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS: The Roseate Spoonbill stands about 30 inches tall and has a heron-shaped body.
Roseate Spoonbill Classification and Evolution
The Roseate Spoonbill is a large species of wading Bird, found from the Gulf Coast of the United States to Argentina at the tip of South America.
Roseate Spoonbill
Ajaia ajaja
This long-legged wading bird is pink with red highlights, white legs and red eyes. The neck is long and white and is stretched out when the bird flies. Tail feathers are yellow to orange.
Roseate Spoonbill (Platalea ajaja)
Description Roseate spoonbills grow to a height of 32 inches (81 cm), with an average wingspan of 50 inches (127 cm).
Roseate Spoonbill (Platalea ajaja)
(aka Ajaia ajaja)
Brazil
The Roseate Spoonbill is the only spoonbill in the New World. It is also the only pink member of the six species family.
Roseate spoonbill Ajaia ajaja
Identification Tips:
Length: 28 inches Wingspan: 53 inches
Sexes similar
Large, long-legged wader with a long neck
Long, spatulate bill
Holds neck extended in flight ...
Roseate Spoonbill
Range:
Southern United States, West Indies, Central America, South America
Habitat:
Freshwater and saltwater wetlands
Conservation Status:
Common
Scientific Name:
Platalea ajaja ...
The Roseate Spoonbill (Ajaia ajaja) is a fairly common resident of the Gulf of Mexico coastal regions of the United States; the species also occurs as far south as Argentina and can be found in the Caribbean region as well.
Roseate Spoonbill - Platalea ajaja.
The roseate spoonbill (Platalea ajaja) is a unique wading bird that has a long 'spatulate' or 'spoon-shaped' bill that is flattened at the tip into a broad disk shape.
Roseate Spoonbill numbers were reduced to near extinction by the late 19th century. The bird was hunted ruthlessly, its plumes used in ladies' hats, and its wings sold as fans.
The roseate spoonbill population was once threatened by hunting. In the mid-to-late 1800s its feathers were used in ladies' hats and fans. The population was also threatened by loss of habitat due to drainage and pollution in its habitat.
The Roseate Spoonbill, a large wading bird with pink plumage and a distinctive spatulate bill, is one of the most striking birds found in North America. They stand 85 cm tall and have a 1.3 m wingspan.
Roseate Spoonbill
(Ajaia ajaja)
Last updated 2/27/96 I wish I had a nickel for every time I've heard a Roseate Spoonbill called a "flamingo".
ROSEATE SPOONBILL.
[Roseate Spoonbill.]
PLATALEA AJAJA, Linn.
[Ajaia ajaja.] ...
Roseate Spoonbill: Ajaja ajaja
Appearance:
Is it the luminous pale pink plumage with red highlights or the long bill with the spoon shaped tip that so enchants those lucky enough to view this long-legged wader that is a member of the ibis ...
Roseate Spoonbill Ajaia ajaja (Linnaeus)
A secondhand source reported one seen on Sable Island in summer 1948, but the observer evidently did not believe that such sight records merited publication (McLaren 1981a).
Roseate Spoonbill (Platalea ajaja or Ajaia ajaja): Adults are largely pink. They occur in South America, the Caribbean, Texas and southern Florida USA. They nest in mangrove or other trees and feed on aquatic life.
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Waterbird Conservation for the Americas (Conservación de las Aves Acuáticas de las Américas) is an independent partnership of individuals and institutions having interest and responsibility for conservation of ...
Roseate Spoonbills are found along coastal waterways and islands usually in small mixed flocks. They forage in shallow saltwater, brackish, and freshwater areas and usually nest on coastal islands, often in red mangroves.
Roseate Spoonbill
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The Red-headed Woodpecker, Melanerpes erythrocephalus, is a small or medium-sized woodpecker from temperate North America.
Roseate Spoonbill Platalea ajaja. Occasional in summer and fall, mostly in Gulf Coast and Inland Coastal Plain regions. Feeds in shallow water.
Storks - Family Ciconiidae ...
The roseate spoonbill, Ajaia ajaja, its plumage rosy pink accented with carmine on the wings and tail, is found from the Gulf states S to Argentina and Chile. In the United States it was almost exterminated for its feathers.
Ding Darling is the best place to see large groups of wading birds such as Roseate Spoonbill, Great Egret, Snowy Egret, Little Blue Heron , Tri-color Heron,Great Blue Heron, and White Ibis.
Species in this family:
Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus)
Roseate Spoonbill (Ajaia ajaja)
White Ibis (Eudocimus albus) ...
White Ibis, Eudocimus albus
Scarlet Ibis, Eudocimus ruber (A)
Glossy Ibis, Plegadis falcinellus (A)
Roseate Spoonbill, Ajaia ajaja ...
 See also: Spoonbill, Heron, Ibis, Stork, Flamingo
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