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 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve
Green Ibis
Mesembrinibis cayennensis
Bare-faced Ibis
Phimosus infuscatus
Scarlet Ibis
Eudocimus ruber
Cocoi Heron
Ardea cocoi
Striated Heron
Butorides striata
Rufescent Tiger Heron
Tigrisoma lineatum
Capped Heron
Pilherodius pileatus
Great Egret
Ardea alba
Boat-billed Heron
Cochlearius cochlearius
Snowy Egret
Egretta thula
Agami Heron
Agamia agami
Cattle Egret
Bubulcus ibis
📅 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 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Roseate Spoonbill sighting in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve, based on 92 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Roseate Spoonbill in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve?
February has the highest sighting rate for Roseate Spoonbill in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve in our monthly data.