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 Darién National Park
White Ibis
Eudocimus albus
Green Ibis
Mesembrinibis cayennensis
Glossy Ibis
Plegadis falcinellus
Bare-faced Ibis
Phimosus infuscatus
Cattle Egret
Bubulcus ibis
Great Egret
Ardea alba
Little Blue Heron
Egretta caerulea
Cocoi Heron
Ardea cocoi
Snowy Egret
Egretta thula
Striated Heron
Butorides striata
Rufescent Tiger Heron
Tigrisoma lineatum
Capped Heron
Pilherodius pileatus
📅 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 Darién National Park?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Roseate Spoonbill sighting in Darién National Park, based on 56 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Roseate Spoonbill in Darién National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Roseate Spoonbill in Darién National Park in our monthly data.