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Roseate Spoonbill

Platalea ajaja
Linnaeus, C, 1758
Espátula Rosada
Colhereiro
Family: Threskiornithidae
Order: Pelecaniformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

Synonyms: Platalea ajaja.


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🌿 EcoRegistros Revista - Related Articles


📖 Issue Nº 3 • Article Nº 14
✍ Francisco Lucero
12/21/2013 20:30



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  Adult
Ceibas
Entre Ríos
Argentina
01/14/2026
Guillermo Marcaida
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  Adult
Ceibas
Entre Ríos
Argentina
01/12/2026
Guillermo Marcaida
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  Adult
Ceibas
Entre Ríos
Argentina
05/04/2025
Guillermo Marcaida
Foto
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  Adult
Ceibas
Entre Ríos
Argentina
02/15/2024
Guillermo Marcaida
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Photography ID: 454396
  Adult
San Miguel del Monte
Buenos Aires
Argentina
03/30/2021
Guillermo Marcaida
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Photography ID: 423136
  Adult
San Vicente
Buenos Aires
Argentina
11/17/2020
Guillermo Marcaida
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Photography ID: 385090
  Adult
General Lavalle
Buenos Aires
Argentina
01/31/2020
Guillermo Marcaida
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Photography ID: 255148
  Adult
Ceibas
Entre Ríos
Argentina
03/02/2018
Guillermo Marcaida



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Page 1
Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
244768821/02/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresPuerto de San Clemente, San Clemente del TuyúGuillermo Marcaida
243045721/01/2026ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresReserva Ecológica Costanera Sur (RECS)Guillermo Marcaida
243044214/01/2026ArgentinaEntre RíosCeibasGuillermo Marcaida
242008912/01/2026ArgentinaEntre RíosCeibasGuillermo Marcaida
231968404/05/2025ArgentinaEntre RíosCamino a 4 Hermanas, CeibasGuillermo Marcaida
227327202/04/2025ArgentinaEntre RíosCeibasGuillermo Marcaida
202006624/03/2024ArgentinaBuenos AiresSan Clemente del Tuyu - Puerto5Guillermo Marcaida
197582715/02/2024ArgentinaEntre RíosCeibasGuillermo Marcaida
191723721/09/2023ArgentinaFormosaBañado La EstrellaGuillermo Marcaida
189913320/08/2023ArgentinaSanta FeMelincué, Reserva Natural Laguna MelincuéGuillermo Marcaida
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Bibliography related


Artículo Lucero, F. 2010. Aves nuevas, raras o con pocos registros para las provincias de Mendoza y San Juan. Nuestras Aves, 54: 57-62.

Artículo Lucero, F. y J. C. Chebez. 2011. Nuevas citas y ampliación de la distribución de algunas aves en las provincias de San Juan, Mendoza y La Rioja. Nótulas Faunísticas N° 71. Fundación Félix de Azara.



Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Roseate Spoonbill (Platalea ajaja) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 11/04/2026.