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 Celestún Biosphere Reserve
White Ibis
Eudocimus albus
Glossy Ibis
Plegadis falcinellus
White-faced Ibis
Plegadis chihi
Brown Pelican
Pelecanus occidentalis
Great Egret
Ardea alba
Snowy Egret
Egretta thula
Green Heron
Butorides virescens
Tricolored Heron
Egretta tricolor
Little Blue Heron
Egretta caerulea
Reddish Egret
Egretta rufescens
Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
Nyctanassa violacea
📅 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 Celestún Biosphere Reserve?
About 38% of visitor-days record a Roseate Spoonbill sighting in Celestún Biosphere Reserve, based on 573 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Roseate Spoonbill in Celestún Biosphere Reserve?
January has the highest sighting rate for Roseate Spoonbill in Celestún Biosphere Reserve in our monthly data.