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Roseate Spoonbill
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Herons, ibises & storks

Roseate Spoonbill

Platalea ajaja Linnaeus, 1758

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishRoseate Spoonbill
DutchRode Lepelaar
SpanishEspátula rosada
Chinese粉红琵鹭
Scientific namePlatalea ajaja Linnaeus, 1758

About this species

The roseate spoonbill (Platalea ajaja) 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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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderPelecaniformes
FamilyThreskiornithidae
GenusPlatalea

In Suriname

293Records in Suriname
7iNaturalist observations
1902First record
2026Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Nickerie84
  • Commewijne45
  • Coronie18
  • Marowijne4
  • Saramacca3
  • Brokopondo1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Records by month

All years combined.

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