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Roseate Spoonbill
Platalea ajaja
Order
CICONIIFORMES
– Family
THRESKIORNITHIDAE
Authors: Dumas, Jeannette V.

Roseate Spoonbill greeting ceremony

by Stacy Oborn last modified 2010-06-04 10:43

by R. Mengel, from Palmer 1962. This ceremony occurs at the nest among paired birds, after one member of the pair has been absent and returns. See Behavior: sexual for details.

Roseate Spoonbill greeting ceremony
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