The only large pink bird in Costa Rica
The descriptively named roseate spoonbill (espátula rosada; Ajaia ajaja) is the only large pink bird in Costa Rica and is most often seen in the Palo Verde and Cńao Negro areas. It has a white head and a distinctive spoon-shaped bill. Unlike most birds, which feed by sight, spoonbills, ibises, and many storks feed by touch. The spoonbill swings its open bill around, submerged underwater, stirring up the bottom with its feet, until it feels a small fish, frog, or crustacean and snaps the bill shut.
Three ibis species, related to spoonbills, have long and down-curved bills, which probe the bottoms of swamps, streams and ponds.
Pictures by Angela and Jörn Malek. The team of FlamingoLink, S.A. wishes you the best of times in our little paradise called Costa Rica.
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