Ajaia Collection

DDE-90039497
Roseate Spoonbills (Ajaia ajaja) landing in near nests. Date: 08/10/2013

Picture No. 10883708
Roseatte Spoonbill - washing - Ding Darling (Ajaia ajaja) Date:

Picture No. 10883706
Roseatte Spoonbill - feeding (Ajaia ajaja) Date:

Platalea leucorodia, Eurasian spoonbill
Plate 32 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 4 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph

Eurasian Spoonbill
Illustration of a Eurasian Spoonbill by John Selby

Ajaia ajaja, roseate spoonbill
Plate 321 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1835-38), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London

Roseate Spoonbill, Ajaia ajaja, adults resting, Sanibel Island, Florida, USA, Dezember

Roseate Spoonbill, Ajaia ajaja, adult walking, Welder Wildlife Refuge, Sinton, Texas, USA, June

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Discover the enchanting world of wading birds with this captivating duo: the Roseate Spoonbill (Ajaia ajaja, Picture No. 10883708) and the American Wood Ibis (DDE-90039497). These elegant birds, featured in Alexander Wilson's seminal work "American Ornithology" (1824), are shown in their natural habitat. The Roseate Spoonbill, with its distinctive pink plumage (Picture No. 10883706), rests peacefully on Sanibel Island, Florida, while an adult wades through the shallow waters of Welder Wildlife Refuge in Texas (Picture No. 10883703). Their European counterpart, the Eurasian Spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia), also joins the scene, showcasing the intriguing similarities and differences between these fascinating species.