Where does the Roseate Spoonbill live?
Platalea ajaja has 797,128 records in 44 countries and territories, from 1845 to 2026. Most records come from United States.
- 797,128 records
- 44 places
- 149 years recorded
- Aves class
AnimaliaChordataAvesPelecaniformesThreskiornithidaePlatalea
When it is recorded
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Peak month: April. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 608,462 | |
| Mexico | 34,198 | |
| Costa Rica | 32,453 | |
| Argentina | 24,792 | |
| Brazil | 24,031 | |
| Colombia | 16,574 | |
| Belize | 8,682 | |
| Ecuador | 7,271 | |
| Cuba | 5,424 | |
| Uruguay | 4,917 | |
| Peru | 3,677 | |
| Venezuela | 3,676 | |
| Honduras | 3,625 | |
| Nicaragua | 3,016 | |
| Bolivia | 2,579 | |
| Panama | 2,385 | |
| Paraguay | 2,180 | |
| El Salvador | 2,133 | |
| Guatemala | 1,608 | |
| Canada | 1,384 | |
| Aruba | 1,372 | |
| Dominican Republic | 782 | |
| Bahamas | 523 | |
| French Guiana | 362 | |
| Chile | 352 | |
| Suriname | 274 | |
| Guyana | 219 | |
| Cayman Islands | 47 | |
| Haiti | 38 | |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 27 | |
| Trinidad & Tobago | 24 | |
| Puerto Rico | 11 | |
| Guadeloupe | 4 | |
| Saint Lucia | 4 | |
| Martinique | 3 | |
| Netherlands | 3 | |
| Bonaire | 2 | |
| Curaçao | 2 | |
| Germany | 2 | |
| Botswana | 1 |
Showing the top 40 of 44 places.
Related animals
Others in the family Threskiornithidae.
White Ibis
2,334,363 records
Glossy Ibis
1,477,087 records
Eurasian Spoonbill
1,321,815 records
Australian Ibis
998,796 records
White-faced Ibis
887,671 records
Hadada Ibis
656,325 records
Sacred Ibis
440,500 records
Royal Spoonbill
345,066 records
Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.