Roseate spoonbill

Platalea ajaja

Aves · Pelecaniformes · Threskiornithidae

Fig. 1. Roseate spoonbill

Fig. 2. Range

Common around Tampa Bay; hunted for feathers until the early 1900s.

Observe: Watch the spoon bill sweep side to side.

Modern data

Status today

LCLeast concern status to verify

Conservation	Least concern.
Keeper's note	Daily checks of appetite, movement and behavior; enrichment that changes from day to day.
Kingdom · phylum	Animalia · Chordata
Genus	Platalea

Check the record: IUCN Red List · GBIF · ITIS

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