© Denny Swaby
Roseate Spoonbill Platalea ajaja
Jeannette V. Dumas
Version: 2.0 — Published January 1, 2000
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | becplaner rosat |
| Croatian | ružičasta žličarka |
| Czech | kolpík růžový |
| Dutch | Rode Lepelaar |
| English | Roseate Spoonbill |
| English (United States) | Roseate Spoonbill |
| Finnish | ruusukapustahaikara |
| French | Spatule rosée |
| French (France) | Spatule rosée |
| French (Haiti) | La Spatule rosée |
| German | Rosalöffler |
| Haitian Creole (Haiti) | Espatil |
| Icelandic | Rósaspænir |
| Japanese | ベニヘラサギ |
| Norwegian | rosenskjestork |
| Polish | warzęcha różowa |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | colhereiro |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | colhereiro-americano |
| Russian | Розовая колпица |
| Serbian | Ružičasti kašičar |
| Slovak | lyžičiar ružový |
| Spanish | Espátula Rosada |
| Spanish (Argentina) | Espátula Rosada |
| Spanish (Chile) | Espátula |
| Spanish (Costa Rica) | Espátula Rosada |
| Spanish (Cuba) | Sevilla |
| Spanish (Dominican Republic) | Cuchareta |
| Spanish (Ecuador) | Cuchareta Rosada |
| Spanish (Honduras) | Espátula Rosada |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Espátula Rosada |
| Spanish (Panama) | Espátula Rosada |
| Spanish (Paraguay) | Espátula rosada |
| Spanish (Peru) | Espátula Rosada |
| Spanish (Puerto Rico) | Espátula Rosada |
| Spanish (Spain) | Espátula rosada |
| Spanish (Uruguay) | Espátula Rosada |
| Spanish (Venezuela) | Garza Paleta |
| Swedish | rosenskedstork |
| Turkish | Pembe Kaşıkçı |
| Ukrainian | Косар рожевий |
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Figure 1. Distribution of the Roseate Spoonbill.
Distribution of the Roseate Spoonbill in North and Middle America and the western Caribbean. This species breeds locally within the distribution shown, and locally in South America. In the U.S., it breeds during winter (Florida Bay) and spring (elsewhere), and individuals regularly disperse north distribution shown during summer and fall. See text for timing of breeding and postbreeding dispersal in other regions.
