Roseate Spoonbill

Platalea ajaja - Spatule rosée

Spatule rosée
Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Pelecaniformes

  • Family
    :

    Threskiornithidés

  • Genus
    :

    Platalea

  • Species
    :

    ajaja

Descriptor

Linnaeus, 1758

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 87 cm
  • Wingspan
    : 127 cm.
  • Weight
    :
Longevity

10 years

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Spatule rosée
adult plum. breeding
Spatule rosée
juvenile

Roseate Spoonbill (Platalea ajaja) is a species of bird in the Threskiornithidae family.

Subspecific information monotypic species

Foreign names

  • Spatule rosée,
  • Espátula rosada,
  • colhereiro-americano,
  • Rosalöffler,
  • rózsás kanalasgém,
  • Rode Lepelaar,
  • Spatola rosata,
  • rosenskedstork,
  • Rosenskjestork,
  • lyžičiar ružový,
  • kolpík růžový,
  • Rosaskestork,
  • ruusukapustahaikara,
  • becplaner rosat,
  • warzęcha różowa,
  • sārtais karošknābis,
  • Розовая колпица,
  • ベニヘラサギ,
  • 粉红琵鹭,
  • rosenskedstork,
  • 粉紅琵鷺,

Voice song and call

Spatule rosée
Second

Habitat

Spatule rosée
adult

Wetlands (inland) : Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands, Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha)

Geographic range

Distribution

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
Near
threatened
Not
evaluated
EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

Other sources of interest

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