Roseate Spoonbill (Ajaia ajaja) {!--진홍저어새--> From the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's online digital media library.
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Metadata
Title: Roseate Spoonbill
Alternative Title: Ajaia ajaja
Creator: Hagerty, Ryan
Publisher: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Contributor: NATIONAL CONSERVATION TRAINING CENTER-PUBLICATIONS AND TRAINING MATERIALS
Language: EN - ENGLISH
Rights: (public domain)
Audience: (general)
Subject: bird, birds, Florida, Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge
Description
Abstract: In the early part of the century, roseate spoonbill numbers were declining dramatically due to plume hunters who sought their beautiful plumage for fashion. But with the passing of the Lacey Act and other protective laws, the roseate spoonbill numbers increased and healthy populations thrive today. Preferring mangrove and saltwater lagoons along the Gulf of Mexico from Texas to Florida, the roseate spoonbill feeds on shrimp, small fish and aquatic insects.
Date
Available: September 02 2004
Issued: September 02 2004
Modified: September 02 2004
