ROSEATE SPOONBILL
Range: South Florida, Louisiana, Texas coast, South and Central America
Habitat: Salt marshes, mangrove swamps
Diet: Crustaceans, fish, insects, mollusks, and some vegetation
Approx. Dimensions
of Adult:
 
Lifespan:  
Reproduction: They have a broad flat bill that is moved side to side underwater for feeding. Adult bright pink with bright red rump, shoulders, and chest patch. Black skin on sides and back of neck.




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