Roseate Spoonbill

SCIENTIFIC NAME Platalea ajaja

RANGE Americas

LOCATION IN THE ZOO Birds of the World

COOL ANIMAL FACT The roseate spoonbill is 1 of 6 species of spoonbills in the world and the only one found in the Americas. The other 5 spoonbills (Eurasian, Royal, African, Black-faced, and Yellow-billed) occur in Asia, Africa, Europe, and Australia.

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