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Roseate Spoonbill landing

Roseate Spoonbill landing, Crooked Tree Wildlife Sanctuary, Belize - TR_130320_CTWS8277

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The Roseate Spoonbill, "Platalea ajaja", is a gregarious wading bird of the ibis and spoonbill family, Threskiornithidae. It is a resident breeder in South America mostly east of the Andes, and in coastal regions of the Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, and the Gulf Coast of the United States.

Similar species: Pelicans, Herons, Ibises
Species identified by WildFlower
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Uploaded Mar 25, 2013. Captured Mar 20, 2013 06:53.
  • Canon EOS 5D Mark III
  • f/5.6
  • 1/2000s
  • ISO400
  • 800mm