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Roseate Spoonbill

Platalea ajaja

Photo by annorion
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Field Notes

Description:

Pretty pink to bright pink wading bird with a flat spoon shaped bill. They also have red eyes. Seen a couple of large groups in a pond on the inland side of Elmers Island. Several different species were all feeding together in the same pond.

Habitat:

Gulf Coast and South America

Reference Links:

Roseate Spoonbill, Identification, All About Birds - Cornell Lab of Ornithology

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