Information about Roseate Spoonbill
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The Roseate Spoonbill (Platalea ajaja, sometimes separated in the monotypic genus Ajaja) is a wading bird of the ibis and spoonbill family Threskiornithidae. It is a mainly resident breeder in South America, the Caribbean, and the Gulf coast of the USA.
Roseate Spoonbill nests in mangrove trees, laying 2-5 eggs. It does not usually share colonies with storks or herons.
This species is unmistakable. It is 80cm tall, with a 120cm wingspan. It is long-legged, long-necked and has a long, spatulate bill. Adults have a bare greenish head, white neck, breast and back, and are otherwise a deep pink. The bill is grey.
Sexes are similar, but immature birds have white feathered heads and the pink of the plumage is paler. The bill is yellowish or pinkish. Unlike herons, spoonbills fly with their necks outstretched. In 2006, a banded bird 16 years old was discovered, the oldest known individual.[1]
This species feeds in shallow fresh or coastal waters on fish, frogs and other water creatures, swinging its bill from side to side as it steadily walks through the water, often in groups.
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) A Roseate Spoonbill takes flight | ) A Roseate Spoonbill balancing on one leg. |
References
- BirdLife International (2004). Platalea ajaja. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 12 May 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern
- "National Geographic" Field Guide to the Birds of North America ISBN 0-7922-6877-6
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Chordata
Bateson, 1885
Typical Classes
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Linnaeus, 1758
Orders
About two dozen - see section below
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Orders
About two dozen - see section below
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Ciconiiformes
Bonaparte, 1854
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Bonaparte, 1854
Families
- Ardeidae
- Cochlearidae (the Boat-billed Heron)
- Balaenicipitidae (the Shoebill)
- Scopidae (the Hammerkop)
- Ciconiidae
- Threskiornithidae
- Cathartidae
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Threskiornithidae
Richmond, 1917
Subfamilies
The family Threskiornithidae includes 36 species of large terrestrial and wading birds, falling into two subfamilies, the
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Richmond, 1917
Subfamilies
- Threskionithinae (ibises)
- Plateinae (spoonbills)
The family Threskiornithidae includes 36 species of large terrestrial and wading birds, falling into two subfamilies, the
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Plateinae
Genera and Species
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Spoonbills are a group of large, long-legged wading birds in the family Threskiornithidae, which also includes the Ibises.
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Genera and Species
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Spoonbills are a group of large, long-legged wading birds in the family Threskiornithidae, which also includes the Ibises.
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Carolus Linnaeus (Carl von Linné)
Carl von Linné, Alexander Roslin, 1775. Currently owned by and hanging at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.
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Aves
Linnaeus, 1758
Orders
About two dozen - see section below
Birds (class Aves) are bipedal, warm-blooded, egg-laying vertebrate animals.
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Linnaeus, 1758
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Plateinae
Genera and Species
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Spoonbills are a group of large, long-legged wading birds in the family Threskiornithidae, which also includes the Ibises.
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Genera and Species
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Spoonbills are a group of large, long-legged wading birds in the family Threskiornithidae, which also includes the Ibises.
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Threskiornithidae
Richmond, 1917
Subfamilies
The family Threskiornithidae includes 36 species of large terrestrial and wading birds, falling into two subfamilies, the
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Richmond, 1917
Subfamilies
- Threskionithinae (ibises)
- Plateinae (spoonbills)
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"In God We Trust" (since 1956)
"E Pluribus Unum" ("From Many, One"; Latin, traditional)
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Ciconiidae
Gray, 1840
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Storks are large, long-legged, long-necked wading birds with long stout bills, belonging to the family Ciconiidae.
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Leach, 1820
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FROG
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Dianelos Georgoudis, Damian Leroux, and Billy Simón Chaves
1998
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Dianelos Georgoudis, Damian Leroux, and Billy Simón Chaves
1998
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Key size(s):| 128, 192, or 256 bits
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