Roseate Spoonbill

Platalea ajaja

Roseate Spoonbill

Platalea ajaja
Platalea ajaja

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Roseate Spoonbills get their pink color from feeding on tiny shrimp with red pigments called carotenoids. To catch them, they sway back and forth with their oddly shaped bill to stir up prey. This comical bird is also unique to our home, being the only Spoonbill species found in the Americas.

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“Roseate Spoonbill Overview, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology.” Overview, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Cornell Lab of Ornithology, www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Roseate_Spoonbill/overview.