Scarlet Ibis vs Roseate Spoonbill

Eudocimus ruber เปรียบเทียบกับ Platalea ajaja

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Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ Scarlet Ibis Roseate Spoonbill
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Eudocimus ruber Platalea ajaja
อันดับ Pelecaniformes Pelecaniformes
วงศ์ตระกูล Threskiornithidae Threskiornithidae
สถานะการอนุรักษ์ Least Concern Least Concern
ความยาว 81.0 cm (31.9 in)
กว้างปีก 52.1 cm (20.5 in) 127.0 cm (50.0 in)
น้ำหนัก 778.75 g (27.47 oz) 1500.0 g (52.91 oz)
อาหาร -- Small fish, crustaceans, aquatic insects, and plant material filtered from shallow water by sweeping the …
จำนวนไข่ 1-3 1-7
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Scarlet Ibis
Roseate Spoonbill 81.0 cm
กว้างปีก
Scarlet Ibis 52.1 cm
Roseate Spoonbill 127.0 cm
น้ำหนัก
Scarlet Ibis 778.75 g
Roseate Spoonbill 1500.0 g
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Habitat Comparison

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Scarlet Ibis only

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Roseate Spoonbill only

Roseate Spoonbill

Shallow coastal lagoons, estuaries, mangroves, and freshwater marshes. Nests in colonies in trees and shrubs.

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Song & Call Comparison

Scarlet Ibis

Roseate Spoonbill

เสียงร้อง

Low, grunting and guttural croaking sounds at nesting colonies. Generally quiet. Alarm calls are softer croaks. Vocalizations lack melodic quality; purely functional colony sounds.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Scarlet Ibis

Roseate Spoonbill

Southeastern United States, Caribbean, Mexico, Central America, and South America to Argentina.

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สถานะการอนุรักษ์

Least Concern

Scarlet Ibis

Least Concern

Roseate Spoonbill

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How to Tell Them Apart

Scarlet Ibis

Roseate Spoonbill

ขนนก

Vivid pink body plumage with darker carmine on the wings. Bare greenish-grey head. White neck and back. Intensity of pink depends on diet.

ปาก

Long, flat, spatulate greyish bill used for sweeping through shallow water

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About These Birds

Scarlet Ibis

The Scarlet Ibis (Eudocimus ruber) is one of the most brilliantly colored birds in the Americas, celebrated for its intense scarlet plumage that covers virtually the entire body. It belongs to the family Threskiornithidae and is closely related to the American White Ibis, with which it hybridizes freely in areas of range overlap in Trinidad and Venezuela. Adults measure approximately 55–63 cm in length and weigh 650–900 grams. The long, strongly decurved reddish bill, black wingtips, and bright red legs …

Roseate Spoonbill

The roseate spoonbill is the only spoonbill species in the Americas and one of the most striking wading birds in the Western Hemisphere. Like flamingos, their pink color comes from carotenoid pigments in their crustacean prey. Nearly hunted to extinction for their plumes in the 19th century, they have recovered substantially.

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