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 Tayrona National Natural Park
White Ibis
Eudocimus albus
Scarlet Ibis
Eudocimus ruber
Bare-faced Ibis
Phimosus infuscatus
Brown Pelican
Pelecanus occidentalis
Little Blue Heron
Egretta caerulea
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
Nyctanassa violacea
Snowy Egret
Egretta thula
Great Egret
Ardea alba
Tricolored Heron
Egretta tricolor
Capped Heron
Pilherodius pileatus
Cattle Egret
Bubulcus ibis
Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias
📅 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 Tayrona National Natural Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Roseate Spoonbill sighting in Tayrona National Natural Park, based on 6 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Roseate Spoonbill in Tayrona National Natural Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Roseate Spoonbill in Tayrona National Natural Park in our monthly data.