Roseate spoonbill

Weight

1.46 kg – 1.52 kgsrc for Weight

Length

Not recorded

Lifespan

7.8 yearssrc for Lifespan

Diet

Aquatic predatorsrc for Diet

Longest recorded lifespan

28 years

Main food

Not recorded

Habitat

wetlandsrc for Habitat

Egg incubation

23.3 dayssrc for Egg incubation

Young per litter or clutch

3src for Young per litter or clutch

Age at maturity

3 yearssrc for Age at maturity

Litters or clutches a year

1src for Litters or clutches a year

Lifestyle

Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle

Migration

Partialsrc for Migration

Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status

Countries on record

Not recorded

Not recorded

The roseate spoonbill is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

1. LCLeast Concern
2. NTNear Threatened
3. VUVulnerable
4. ENEndangered
5. CRCritically Endangered
6. EWExtinct in the Wild
7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.

1. kingdomAnimalia
2. phylumChordata
3. classAves
4. orderPelecaniformes
5. familyThreskiornithidae
6. genusPlatalea
7. SpeciesPlatalea ajaja Linnaeus, 1758

Synonyms Ajaia ajaja, Ajaia ajaja ajaja, Ajaia ajaja ajaja, Ajaja ajaja, Platalea ajuga, Platea rosea

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistTAXREFWikidataWoRMSIUCN Red List

LC, Least Concern

Eurasian spoonbill

Platalea leucorodia

Threskiornithidae

VU, Vulnerable

Black-faced spoonbill

Platalea minor

Threskiornithidae

LC, Least Concern

African spoonbill

Platalea alba

Threskiornithidae

LC, Least Concern

R

Royal spoonbill

Platalea regia

ThreskiornithidaeNo free photo yet

LC, Least Concern

Yellow-billed spoonbill

Platalea flavipes

Threskiornithidae

A

Ajaia chione

ThreskiornithidaeNo free photo yet

CompareRoseate spoonbill vs Eurasian spoonbillRoseate spoonbill vs Black-faced spoonbillRoseate spoonbill vs African spoonbillRoseate spoonbill vs Royal spoonbill

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@misc{roseate_spoonbill_2026,
  title = {Roseate spoonbill (Platalea ajaja)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/roseate-spoonbill},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}