36,199 observationsLeast Concern
Roseate Spoonbill
Platalea ajaja
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia ›Phylum: Chordata ›Class: Aves ›Order: Pelecaniformes ›Family: Threskiornithidae ›Genus: Platalea
About
The roseate spoonbill (Platalea ajaja) - sometimes placed in its own genus Ajaia - 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, and from central Florida's Atlantic coast at Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, adjoined with NASA Kennedy Space Center at...
Frequently Asked Questions
- The scientific name of Roseate Spoonbill is Platalea ajaja.
- Roseate Spoonbill belongs to the kingdom Animalia.
- Roseate Spoonbill belongs to the phylum Chordata.
- Roseate Spoonbill belongs to the class Aves.
- Roseate Spoonbill belongs to the order Pelecaniformes.
- Roseate Spoonbill belongs to the family Threskiornithidae.
- Roseate Spoonbill belongs to the genus Platalea.