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 Ciénaga de Zapata
White Ibis
Eudocimus albus
Glossy Ibis
Plegadis falcinellus
Green Heron
Butorides virescens
Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias
Great Egret
Ardea alba
Tricolored Heron
Egretta tricolor
Little Blue Heron
Egretta caerulea
Cattle Egret
Bubulcus ibis
Snowy Egret
Egretta thula
Reddish Egret
Egretta rufescens
American White Pelican
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
Brown Pelican
Pelecanus occidentalis
📅 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 Ciénaga de Zapata?
About 28% of visitor-days record a Roseate Spoonbill sighting in Ciénaga de Zapata, based on 448 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Roseate Spoonbill in Ciénaga de Zapata?
February has the highest sighting rate for Roseate Spoonbill in Ciénaga de Zapata in our monthly data.