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Roseate Spoonbill, Platalea ajaja

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BS-0126

Roseate Spoonbill

Platalea ajaja

Roseate Spoonbill adults of both sexes have predominantly pink plumage, with a white neck and upper back and deeper rose-red shoulder patches. Broad wings carry richly colored pink coverts above paler flight feathers, while the breast and lower body are largely unmarked pale pink. The adult head is covered in bare yellowish-green skin rather than feathers, contrasting distinctly with the white plumage of the neck.

Family
Threskiornithidae
Region
North America · Central America & Caribbean · South America
Range
Americas
Habitat
Wetland
Dominant color
Pink
Conservation status
Least Concern

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