Roseate Spoonbill
Platalea ajaja
(L 32" WS 50" Wt 3.3 lb)
Pink color is from eating
crustaceans that have fed on
algae ...appropriately named.
crustaceans that have fed on
algae ...appropriately named.
Estero Llano
Grande State Park
Grande State Park
19Apr2013
Estero Llano Grande
State Park
State Park
19Apr2013
Note thinness of bill in
lateral view.
lateral view.
Juvenile
(1st year)
(1st year)
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Bob Sundstrom
Platalea is Latin for spoonbill;
ajaja is Tupi (Brazilian indian) for
Roseate Spoonbill.
ajaja is Tupi (Brazilian indian) for
Roseate Spoonbill.
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