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Roseate Spoonbill

Birds

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

Classification

Diet

Carnivore 1

System (Realm)

Terrestrial 2

System (Realm)

Freshwater 2

System (Realm)

Marine 2

Relationship to People

Hunted or Fished 3

Living or Extinct

Yes 4

Scientific Name

Platalea ajaja 4

Conservation Status

Least Concern 3

Body Size Band

Medium 7

Activity Pattern

Diurnal 7

Lifespan

28 8

Comparison

NatureServe Rank

G5 Secure 5

CITES Appendix

Not Listed 6

Connections

Child Taxon Of

Threskiornithidae

Source Roseate Spoonbill (Wikidata)

In Biome

Source Wikipedia: Roseate Spoonbill

Mangrove Forest

Source Wikipedia: Roseate Spoonbill

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Found In

Antigua and Barbuda

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Dominican Republic

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Saint Kitts and Nevis

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Trinidad and Tobago

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Sources

1. EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014)

Diet: Carnivore

2. GBIF Species API

GBIF Species API

System (Realm): Terrestrial
System (Realm): Freshwater
System (Realm): Marine

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3. Wikipedia: Roseate Spoonbill

Wikipedia

Section: Distribution
Plume hunting in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries almost drove the roseate spoonbill to extinction. However, following decades of conservation efforts, and the effects of climate change, the range of the roseate spoonbill has expanded considerably in the 21st century.
Section: Conservation and threats; begins "Plume hunting in the eighteenth and nineteenth c"
Plume hunting in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries almost drove the roseate spoonbill to extinction.
Infobox: status
LC
In Biome: Freshwater, Behavior
In Brazil, researchers found roseate spoonbill diets to consist of fish, insects, crustaceans, mollusks, and seeds, all foraged from limnetic/freshwater habitats.
In Biome: Mangrove Forest, Breeding
The roseate spoonbill nests in shrubs or trees, often mangroves, laying two to five eggs, which are whitish with brown markings.

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4. Roseate Spoonbill (Wikidata)

Wikidata

Wikidata Q389664 (P225 taxon name)
Statements section, conservation status (P141)
IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
Child Taxon Of: Threskiornithidae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain

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5. NatureServe Explorer: Platalea ajaja

NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)

Quote, Global rank (roundedGRank)

"roundedGRank": "G5"

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6. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Aves

UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 32

Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 32

"cites_listing":"I/II/III/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/C/D/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Animalia","phylum":"Chordata","class":"Aves","order":null,"family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"Aves","language":"ES"},{"name":"Birds","language":"EN"},{"name":"Oiseaux","language":"FR"},{"name":"鸟纲","language":"ZH"}],"cites_listings":[]

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7. Ecological Society of America, Ecological Archives E095-178 (Wilman et al. 2014): EltonTraits 1.0 bird functional traits (BirdFuncDat)

Ecological Society of America, Ecological Archives E095-178 (Wilman et al. 2014)

Row: platalea ajaja
5323 Nonpasseriformes Pelecaniformes Threskiornithidae Ibises and spoonbills 24 BL3 Platalea ajaja Roseate Spoonbill 40 0 0 50 0 0 0 0 0 10 Omnivore Ref_1 A Jennifer 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ref_1 1 Jessica 0 1490 Dunning08 1
BirdFuncDat.txt row Platalea ajaja, Nocturnal column
Platalea ajaja Roseate Spoonbill 40 0 0 50 0 0 0 0 0 10 Omnivore Ref_1 A Jennifer 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ref_1 1 Jessica 0

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8. Human Ageing Genomic Resources, University of Liverpool: AnAge entry for Platalea ajaja

Human Ageing Genomic Resources, University of LiverpoolLifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Quote, Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity 28 years

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UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Platalea

UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 1012

Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 1012

"cites_listing":"II/NC","eu_listing":"A/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Animalia","phylum":"Chordata","class":"Aves","order":"Ciconiiformes","family":"Threskiornithidae"},"synonyms":[{"id":32799,"full_name":"Platalea ajaja","author_year":"Linnaeus, 1758","rank":"SPECIES"},{"id":38947,"full_name":"Platalea leucorodia regia","author_year":"Linnaeus, 1758","rank":"SUBSPECIES"},{"id":37078,"full_name":"Platibis flavipes","author_year":"(Gould, 1838)","rank":"SPECIES"}],"common_names":[],"cites_listings":[]

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