Roseate Spoonbill (species: Platalea ajaja) in Birds of Guatamala (Gaia Guide)

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Platalea ajaja

Roseate Spoonbill

©Andrew Reding: Roseate Spoonbill (Platalea ajaja)

©Lip Kee Yap: Roseate Spoonbill (Platalea ajaja)

©Mark Vance: Roseate Spoonbill (Platalea ajaja)

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Kingdom Animalia

Phylum Chordata

Class Aves

Order Ciconiiformes

Family Threskiornithidae

Genus Platalea

Species Platalea ajaja

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Distinguishing features

Adults have a bare greenish head ("golden buff" when breeding) and a white neck, back and breast (with a tuft of pink feathers in the center when breeding), and are otherwise a deep pink. The bill is grey. There is no significant sexual dimorphism. (Wikipedia)