Roseate spoonbill / Rosalöffler (Platalea ajaja)

Roseate spoonbills near Rio Lagartos. 2023-04-15 08.56.42 Yucatan
Classification: Genus Platalea; Family Threskiornithidae
General: The roseate spoonbill (Platalea ajaja) is a gregarious wading bird of the ibis and spoonbill family, Threskiornithidae. It is a resident breeder in South America mostly east of the Andes, and in coastal regions of the Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, the Gulf Coast of the United States,^[2][3] and from central Florida's Atlantic coast^[4] at Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, adjoined with NASA Kennedy Space Center at least as far north as South Carolina's Myrtle Beach.^[5] [more]

First documented observation : 2023-04-15 in Yucatan.