Roseate Spoonbill
Platalea ajaja
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPelecaniformes (Pelicaniformes)
- FamilyThreskiornithidae (Ibises and Spoonbills)
- GenusPlatalea (Spoonbills)
- SpeciesPlatalea ajaja (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. Wikipedia →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Roseate Spoonbill sighting in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge, based on 10 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge
Green Ibis
Mesembrinibis cayennensis
Glossy Ibis
Plegadis falcinellus
Brown Pelican
Pelecanus occidentalis
Little Blue Heron
Egretta caerulea
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
Nyctanassa violacea
Snowy Egret
Egretta thula
Tricolored Heron
Egretta tricolor
Green Heron
Butorides virescens
Cattle Egret
Bubulcus ibis
Great Egret
Ardea alba
Pinnated Bittern
Botaurus pinnatus
Bare-throated Tiger Heron
Tigrisoma mexicanum
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Roseate Spoonbill in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge?
About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Roseate Spoonbill sighting in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge, based on 10 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Roseate Spoonbill in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge?
July has the highest sighting rate for Roseate Spoonbill in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge in our monthly data.