roseate spoonbill
E119372
The roseate spoonbill is a large wading bird of the Americas known for its striking pink plumage and distinctive spoon-shaped bill, commonly found in coastal marshes and wetlands.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| roseate spoonbill canonical | 4 |
| Spoonbills | 1 |
Statements (65)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bird species
ⓘ
vertebrate ⓘ wading bird ⓘ |
| activityPattern | diurnal ⓘ |
| averageBodyLength | about 71–86 cm ⓘ |
| averageWingspan | about 120–133 cm ⓘ |
| breedingPlumageFeature |
brighter pink coloration
ⓘ
orange tail and wing coverts ⓘ |
| class | Aves ⓘ |
| clutchSize | typically 2–5 eggs ⓘ |
| commonName |
roseate spoon-bill
ⓘ
roseate spoonbill ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | Least Concern ⓘ |
| conservationStatusSystem |
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
ⓘ
surface form:
IUCN Red List
|
| describedAs | large wading bird ⓘ |
| diet |
aquatic insects
ⓘ
crustaceans ⓘ mollusks ⓘ other small aquatic invertebrates ⓘ small fish ⓘ |
| eggColor | white with brownish spots ⓘ |
| family | Threskiornithidae ⓘ |
| flightPattern | flies with neck outstretched ⓘ |
| foragingMethod | sweeping bill side to side ⓘ |
| foragingStrategy | wading in shallow water ⓘ |
| foundInHabitat |
coastal marshes
ⓘ
estuaries ⓘ lagoons ⓘ mangroves ⓘ mudflats ⓘ shallow wetlands ⓘ |
| genus | Platalea ⓘ |
| hasBillShape | spoon-shaped ⓘ |
| hasDistinctiveFeature |
bare greenish head in adults
ⓘ
long legs ⓘ red eye in adults ⓘ spatulate bill ⓘ |
| hasPlumageColor | pink ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Americas
ⓘ
Caribbean ⓘ Central America ⓘ North America ⓘ South America ⓘ |
| nestingSite |
shrubs in wetlands
ⓘ
trees over water ⓘ |
| order | Pelecaniformes ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| plumageColorCause | carotenoid pigments from diet ⓘ |
| rangeCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| rangeRegion |
Caribbean islands
ⓘ
Central America ⓘ Florida ⓘ Gulf Coast of the United States ⓘ Mexico ⓘ South American coasts ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
ibises
ⓘ
other spoonbills ⓘ |
| scientificName |
Platalea
ⓘ
surface form:
Platalea ajaja
|
| socialBehavior |
colonial nester
ⓘ
often feeds in groups ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| threat |
habitat loss
ⓘ
historical plume hunting ⓘ wetland degradation ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Spoonbills