roseate spoonbill
noun
: a spoonbill (Platalea ajaja) that is found from the southern U.S. to Patagonia and has chiefly pink plumage
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Alongside wading birds like the roseate spoonbill and striated heron, visitors can also look forward to their fair share of passerines, with potential appearances from the blue-gray tanager and scrub blackbird.
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Jared Ranahan, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Birders will love keeping an eye out for species ranging from roseate spoonbills to wood storks to bald eagles.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 21 Mar. 2025
My favorite was a beautiful roseate spoonbill tiptoeing across a mudflat, its bill like a spatula, its body flushed pink.
—Stanley Stewart, Travel + Leisure, 17 Mar. 2025
Birding enthusiasts will want to visit Rip’s Rookery, a birdwatching area home to over 260 species, including the highly photographed roseate spoonbill, whose pink hue comes from eating crawfish.
—Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 16 Feb. 2025
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Jared Ranahan, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Birders will love keeping an eye out for species ranging from roseate spoonbills to wood storks to bald eagles.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 21 Mar. 2025
My favorite was a beautiful roseate spoonbill tiptoeing across a mudflat, its bill like a spatula, its body flushed pink.
—Stanley Stewart, Travel + Leisure, 17 Mar. 2025
Birding enthusiasts will want to visit Rip’s Rookery, a birdwatching area home to over 260 species, including the highly photographed roseate spoonbill, whose pink hue comes from eating crawfish.
—Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 16 Feb. 2025
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