Roseate Spoonbill (Wild Safari Wildlife by Safari Ltd.)

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Walk-around of the Safari Ltd Wild Safari Wildlife 2016 roseate spoonbill, Platalea ajaja (Linnaeus, 1758); item No. 224829. Total length is difficult to estimate but may be around 127 mm if the figure was fully stretched out. Bill length is 32 mm and wing chord is 50 mm so the scale is approx. 1:7. Unlike the other spoonbill species which are almost uniformly white this one shows a pinkish plumage. However, the colour is derived from carotenoids in its diet, much like it is the case in flamingoes (Phoenicopterus spp.) and fire-bellied toads (Bombina spp.). Like other spoonbills, this species is usually found wading through water only a few centimetres deep, searching for crustaceans and small fish. Ranging from Southern North America (including Florida, Texas, and Louisiana) southward to Northern Argentina, the world population is considered stable and IUCN considers it Least Concern.

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