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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性	Sharp-tailed Ibis	Roseate Spoonbill
学名	Cercibis oxycerca	Platalea ajaja
目	Pelecaniformes	Pelecaniformes
科	Threskiornithidae	Threskiornithidae
保护状况	Least Concern	Least Concern
体长	—	81.0 cm (31.9 in)
翼展	80.0 cm (31.5 in)	127.0 cm (50.0 in)
体重	1819.0 g (64.16 oz)	1500.0 g (52.91 oz)
食性	--	Small fish, crustaceans, aquatic insects, and plant material filtered from shallow water by sweeping the …
产卵数	--	1-7
Population Trend	—	—

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Size Comparison

Body Length

Sharp-tailed Ibis —

Roseate Spoonbill 81.0 cm

翼展

Sharp-tailed Ibis 80.0 cm

Roseate Spoonbill 127.0 cm

体重

Sharp-tailed Ibis 1819.0 g

Roseate Spoonbill 1500.0 g

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Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

🌿 Wetland

Sharp-tailed Ibis only

🌾 Grassland

Roseate Spoonbill only

🌲 Forest 🏖️ Coastal

Roseate Spoonbill

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

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Song & Call Comparison

Sharp-tailed Ibis

Roseate Spoonbill

鸣唱

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

Sharp-tailed Ibis

Roseate Spoonbill

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

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保护状况

Least Concern

Sharp-tailed Ibis

Least Concern

Roseate Spoonbill

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How to Tell Them Apart

Sharp-tailed Ibis

Roseate Spoonbill

羽毛

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

喙

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

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About These Birds

Sharp-tailed Ibis

尖尾鹮 (Cercibis oxycerca)，体长约75厘米。体羽黑色带绿色金属光泽，嘴红色且长而弯曲，腿红色，尾尖锐。分布于南美洲北部，包括委内瑞拉、哥伦比亚和巴西北部的湿地和河流。以水生无脊椎动物和鱼类为食。

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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