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Colhereiro (Roseate Spoonbill)

Platalea ajaja

Photo by CassioCorradi
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

The Roseate Spoonbill have an average length of about 81 cm. The shape of its beak, which is long and has a "spoon" in the end, that gave rise to its popular name.

Habitat:

It can be found all over Brazil and also from the southern United States to Argentina in aquatic environments with beaches.

Reference Links:

colhereiro (Platalea ajaja) | WikiAves - A Enciclopédia das Aves do Brasil

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PublishedSeptember 13, 2015

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