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 Tenorio Volcano National Park
White Ibis
Eudocimus albus
Green Ibis
Mesembrinibis cayennensis
Agami Heron
Agamia agami
Great Egret
Ardea alba
Cattle Egret
Bubulcus ibis
Bare-throated Tiger Heron
Tigrisoma mexicanum
Green Heron
Butorides virescens
Snowy Egret
Egretta thula
Fasciated Tiger Heron
Tigrisoma fasciatum
Boat-billed Heron
Cochlearius cochlearius
Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias
Little Blue Heron
Egretta caerulea
📅 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 Tenorio Volcano National Park?
About 0% of visitor-days record a Roseate Spoonbill sighting in Tenorio Volcano National Park, based on 6 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Roseate Spoonbill in Tenorio Volcano National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Roseate Spoonbill in Tenorio Volcano National Park in our monthly data.