Spoonbill: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	Plataleinae

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Roseate spoonbill (Ajaia ajaja)

A European spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia) with white plumage and a long, flat-tipped bill wades in shallow blue water.

Roseate spoonbill (Platalea ajaja).

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