Roseate spoonbill: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the roseate spoonbill lives – recorded in 26 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Platalea ajaja
Group	Herons, storks, cranes & flamingos
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	26 countries
Continents	North America, South America
Class	Bird
Order	Pelecaniformes
Family	Threskiornithidae

Where does the roseate spoonbill live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the roseate spoonbill in 26 countries and territories across North America and South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Brazil, South America, Pará.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the roseate spoonbill endangered?

The roseate spoonbill’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the roseate spoonbill?

The roseate spoonbill (Platalea ajaja) is a bird in the order Pelecaniformes and the family Threskiornithidae, genus Platalea. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the roseate spoonbill

The roseate spoonbill (Platalea ajaja) is a social wading bird of the ibis and spoonbill family, Threskiornithidae. It is a resident breeder in both South and North America. The roseate spoonbill's pink color is diet-derived, consisting of the carotenoid pigment canthaxanthin, like the American flamingo.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Roseate spoonbill (revision 1380703268), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q389664 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).