Roseate Spoonbill

Roseate Spoonbill

Platalea ajaja

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas
613 Verified records at Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas
June Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The roseate spoonbill (Platalea ajaja) is a social wading bird of the ibis and spoonbill family, Threskiornithidae. It is a resident breeder in both South and North America. The roseate spoonbill's pink color is diet-derived, consisting of the carotenoid pigment canthaxanthin, like the American flamingo. Wikipedia →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Roseate Spoonbill sighting in Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas, based on 613 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
20–30
Feb
20–30
Mar
10–20
Apr
30–40
May
40–50
Jun
20–30
Jul
30–40
Aug
10–20
Sep
5–10
Oct
<5
Nov
10–20
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
40–50%
2 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
40–50%
3 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
30–40%
4 Big Cypress National Preserve 🇺🇸 United States
30–40%
5 Ciénaga de Zapata 🇨🇺 Cuba
20–30%
6 Iberá National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
20–30%
7 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil
20–30%
8 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
9 El Impenetrable National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
10–20%
10 Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
11 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
10–20%
12 Jaragua National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
10–20%
13 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
14 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
5–10%
15 El Palmar National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
5–10%
16 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
17 Amboró National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
5–10%
18 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
19 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
20 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
21 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
22 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
<5%
23 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
24 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
25 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
26 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
27 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
<5%
28 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
29 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
<5%
30 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
31 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
32 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
33 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
<5%
34 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
35 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
36 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
37 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
38 Tijuca National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
39 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
40 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
41 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
42 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
43 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
44 Noel Kempff Mercado National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
Insufficient data
45 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
46 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
47 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
48 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
49 Emas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
50 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
51 Cañón del Sumidero National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
52 Anavilhanas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
53 Serra da Canastra National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
54 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
Insufficient data
55 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
56 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
57 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
58 Congaree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
59 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
Insufficient data
60 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Roseate Spoonbill in Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas?

About 23% of wildlife watchers report a Roseate Spoonbill sighting in Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas, based on 613 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Roseate Spoonbill in Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas?

June has the highest sighting rate for Roseate Spoonbill in Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas in our monthly data.

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