Roseate spoonbill
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The roseate spoonbill (Platalea ajaja) is a gregarious 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.
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Roseate spoonbill | |
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In Catazajá, Chiapas | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Pelecaniformes |
Family: | Threskiornithidae |
Genus: | Platalea |
Species: | P. ajaja |
Binomial name | |
Platalea ajaja | |
Synonyms | |
Ajaia ajaja (Linnaeus, 1758) |
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