Roseate Spoonbill

The primary subject is identified as a Roseate Spoonbill based on its unique and diagnostic morphological features. The combination of bright pink plumage and a long, flattened, spoon-shaped (spatulate) bill is unmistakable and exclusive to this species in the Americas. The bird's posture and habitat, wading in a shallow waterway, are also characteristic behaviors.

Overview

Conservation

Not evaluated

The roseate spoonbill is a social wading bird of the ibis and spoonbill family, Threskiornithidae. It is a resident breeder in both South and North America. The roseate spoonbill's pink color is diet-derived, consisting of the carotenoid pigment canthaxanthin, like the American flamingo.

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Observation

Observed

October, 10:54 AM

Shared

October 13, 2026

Also known as

Roseate Spoonbill

Taxonomy

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Aves

Order

Pelecaniformes

Family

Threskiornithidae

Genus

Platalea

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