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Roseate Spoonbill - Ajaia ajaja

Length	2.7 ft (81.3 cm)
Wingspan	4.2 ft (127.0 cm)
Weight	3.3 lb (1496.9 g)
Clutch Size	2-3
Chicks at birth	Semi-altricial
IUCN Conservation Status	Least Concern
Continents:	NA, SA

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Roseate Spoonbills are found in coastal Texas, Louisiana, and Florida. They are also found in parts of Mexico and South America. In the U.S., one of the best places to see them nesting is Bird Island near Galveston, Texas.

Diet includes small fish, amphibians, aquatic invertebrates and some plant material. They capture prey by swinging their partially submerged bill back and forth. When they sense suitable prey, they close their bill and swallow it.

Juvenile
Immature 04/16/2010 - Smith Oaks Rookery, High Island, TX Immature 04/16/2010 - Smith Oaks Rookery, High Island, TX	Immature 04/16/2010 - Smith Oaks Rookery, High Island, TX Immature 04/16/2010 - Smith Oaks Rookery, High Island, TX	Immature 04/16/2010 - Smith Oaks Rookery, High Island, TX Immature 04/16/2010 - Smith Oaks Rookery, High Island, TX
Mating behavior? 04/16/2010 - Smith Oaks Rookery, High Island, TX Mating behavior? 04/16/2010 - Smith Oaks Rookery, High Island, TX

Adult
Note the ear canal in the middle of the dark feathers 12/16/2010 - Flamingo Gardens & Wildlife Sanctuary, Davie, FL Note the ear canal in the middle of the dark feathers 12/16/2010 - Flamingo Gardens & Wildlife Sanctuary, Davie, FL	04/18/2012 - Smith Oaks Rookery, High Island, TX 04/18/2012 - Smith Oaks Rookery, High Island, TX	03/13/2013 - Lettuce Lake Park, Tampa, FL 03/13/2013 - Lettuce Lake Park, Tampa, FL
04/21/2014 - Smith Oaks Rookery, High Island, TX 04/21/2014 - Smith Oaks Rookery, High Island, TX	Might be getting ready to mate 04/21/2014 - Smith Oaks Rookery, High Island, TX Might be getting ready to mate 04/21/2014 - Smith Oaks Rookery, High Island, TX	04/21/2015 - Smith Oaks Rookery, High Island, TX 04/21/2015 - Smith Oaks Rookery, High Island, TX
04/21/2015 - Smith Oaks Rookery, High Island, TX 04/21/2015 - Smith Oaks Rookery, High Island, TX	04/21/2015 - Smith Oaks Rookery, High Island, TX 04/21/2015 - Smith Oaks Rookery, High Island, TX	04/16/2010 - Smith Oaks Rookery, High Island, TX 04/16/2010 - Smith Oaks Rookery, High Island, TX
04/16/2010 - Smith Oaks Rookery, High Island, TX 04/16/2010 - Smith Oaks Rookery, High Island, TX	04/16/2010 - Smith Oaks Rookery, High Island, TX 04/16/2010 - Smith Oaks Rookery, High Island, TX	04/16/2013 - Smith Oaks Rookery, High Island, TX 04/16/2013 - Smith Oaks Rookery, High Island, TX

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