Roseate Spoonbills: Breeding, Eggs, and a Charleston Aquarium Story
The roseate spoonbill (Platalea ajaja) is a unique wading bird famous for its bright pink feathers and spatula-shaped bill. It is one of only six spoonbill species in the world and the only one found in the Americas (Hancock and Kushlan 1984). With a partly bald, reddish head and a large flat bill, this bird…