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Birds
Roseate spoonbill
Roseate spoonbill · Platalea ajaja
Bright pink plumage and a spoon-shaped bill make the roseate spoonbill a fascinating inhabitant of tropical wetlands.
Fact file
- Size
- Body length up to 80 cm, wingspan just under 130 cm, weight about 1.2 to 1.8 kg
- Males and females
- Males and females are hardly distinguishable in appearance
- Sounds
- Makes hoarse, quiet sounds and creaking calls
- Diet
- Eats small animals such as crustaceans, small fish, insects and molluscs
- Offspring
- Lays 2 to 4 eggs in a nest in trees or in dense reeds, incubation period about 3 weeks
How to identify Roseate spoonbill
You can recognise the roseate spoonbill straight away by its striking pink plumage with deep pink to magenta accents on the wings and tail. The long, spoon-shaped bill in pale grey sets it clearly apart from other waterbirds. On the head it has a yellow, partly unfeathered forehead and red eyes.
With a body length of around 80 centimetres and a wingspan of up to 1.3 metres, the roseate spoonbill appears slender and graceful. In flight, its long, outstretched legs stand out. It differs from flamingos by its spoon-shaped bill, and from other spoonbills by its distinctive colouration.
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