Roseate Spoonbill
Platalea ajaja
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPelecaniformes (Pelicaniformes)
- FamilyThreskiornithidae (Ibises and Spoonbills)
- GenusPlatalea (Spoonbills)
- SpeciesPlatalea ajaja (Roseate Spoonbill)
Closest Relatives at Amacayacu National Natural Park
Green Ibis
Mesembrinibis cayennensis
Bare-faced Ibis
Phimosus infuscatus
Scarlet Ibis
Eudocimus ruber
Great Egret
Ardea alba
Striated Heron
Butorides striata
Cocoi Heron
Ardea cocoi
Snowy Egret
Egretta thula
Cattle Egret
Bubulcus ibis
Rufescent Tiger Heron
Tigrisoma lineatum
Black-crowned Night Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax
Capped Heron
Pilherodius pileatus
Little Blue Heron
Egretta caerulea
📅 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 Amacayacu National Natural Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Roseate Spoonbill sighting in Amacayacu National Natural Park, based on 12 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Roseate Spoonbill in Amacayacu National Natural Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Roseate Spoonbill in Amacayacu National Natural Park in our monthly data.