Roseate Spoonbill
Platalea ajaja
Family: Ibises and spoonbills
Roseate Spoonbill is one of the species in the BirdGuess catalog. The daily puzzle hides a photo and opens it in pieces. You get five guesses.
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The roseate spoonbill's pink color is diet-derived, consisting of the carotenoid pigment canthaxanthin, like the American flamingo.
Like the American flamingo, their pink color is diet-derived, consisting of the carotenoid pigment canthaxanthin.
This species feeds in shallow fresh or coastal waters by swinging its bill from side to side as it steadily walks through the water, often in groups.