Roseate spoonbill / Rosalöffler (Platalea ajaja)
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Roseate spoonbills near Rio Lagartos. 2023-04-15 08:56:42 Yucatan
Observations
Only documented observation: 2023-04-15Description
Classification: Genus Platalea (Platalea); Family Threskiornithidae (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]
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