Roseate Spoonbill

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Platalea ajaja

Roseate Spoonbill, a reference photo
Photo: User:Mwanner · CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)

The roseate spoonbill (Platalea ajaja) is a social wading bird of the ibis and spoonbill family, Threskiornithidae. It is a resident breeder in both South and North America. The roseate spoonbill's pink color is diet-derived, consisting of the carotenoid pigment canthaxanthin, like the American flamingo.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Roseate Spoonbill being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Classification

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Pelecaniformes
Family
Threskiornithidae
Species
Platalea ajaja

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