The roseate spoonbill is a social wading bird of the ibis and spoonbill family, Threskiornithidae, and a resident breeder in both South and North America. Its pink coloring is diet-derived, coming from the carotenoid pigment canthaxanthin, the same pigment source used by the American flamingo.
Facts
Scientific Name Conservation Status Classification
Living or Extinct Sources
1. Roseate Spoonbill (Wikidata)
Wikidata- Wikidata Q389664 (P225 taxon name)
Statements section, conservation status (P141)
IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
View the Source 2. Wikipedia: Roseate Spoonbill
WikipediaSpeciesbox infobox, conservation status parameterQuote, Speciesbox infobox, conservation status parameter
status = LC
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