roseate spoonbill
E119372
The roseate spoonbill is a large wading bird of the Americas known for its striking pink plumage and distinctive spoon-shaped bill, commonly found in coastal marshes and wetlands.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| roseate spoonbill canonical | 4 |
| Spoonbills | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1019600 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: roseate spoonbill Context triple: [Greater Everglades ecosystem, supportsSpecies, roseate spoonbill]
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greater flamingo
The greater flamingo is the largest and most widespread flamingo species, known for its pale pink plumage, long legs, and extensive breeding colonies in wetlands across Africa, southern Europe, and parts of Asia.
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B.
American flamingo
The American flamingo is a large, bright pink wading bird native to the Caribbean and parts of the Americas, known for its long legs, downward-curved bill, and social flocks in coastal wetlands and lagoons.
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C.
River Tern
The River Tern is a river in Shropshire, England, known as a tributary of the River Severn flowing through rural landscapes and historic market towns.
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D.
American white pelican
The American white pelican is a large North American waterbird known for its striking white plumage, expansive wingspan, and cooperative group feeding in lakes and wetlands.
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E.
spectacled eider
The spectacled eider is a sea duck of Arctic coastal regions, recognizable by its distinctive “spectacled” eye markings and reliance on remote marine habitats for breeding and wintering.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: roseate spoonbill Target entity description: The roseate spoonbill is a large wading bird of the Americas known for its striking pink plumage and distinctive spoon-shaped bill, commonly found in coastal marshes and wetlands.
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A.
greater flamingo
The greater flamingo is the largest and most widespread flamingo species, known for its pale pink plumage, long legs, and extensive breeding colonies in wetlands across Africa, southern Europe, and parts of Asia.
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B.
American flamingo
The American flamingo is a large, bright pink wading bird native to the Caribbean and parts of the Americas, known for its long legs, downward-curved bill, and social flocks in coastal wetlands and lagoons.
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C.
River Tern
The River Tern is a river in Shropshire, England, known as a tributary of the River Severn flowing through rural landscapes and historic market towns.
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D.
American white pelican
The American white pelican is a large North American waterbird known for its striking white plumage, expansive wingspan, and cooperative group feeding in lakes and wetlands.
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E.
spectacled eider
The spectacled eider is a sea duck of Arctic coastal regions, recognizable by its distinctive “spectacled” eye markings and reliance on remote marine habitats for breeding and wintering.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (65)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bird species
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vertebrate ⓘ wading bird ⓘ |
| activityPattern | diurnal ⓘ |
| averageBodyLength | about 71–86 cm ⓘ |
| averageWingspan | about 120–133 cm ⓘ |
| breedingPlumageFeature |
brighter pink coloration
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orange tail and wing coverts ⓘ |
| class | Aves ⓘ |
| clutchSize | typically 2–5 eggs ⓘ |
| commonName |
roseate spoon-bill
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roseate spoonbill ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | Least Concern ⓘ |
| conservationStatusSystem |
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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surface form:
IUCN Red List
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| describedAs | large wading bird ⓘ |
| diet |
aquatic insects
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crustaceans ⓘ mollusks ⓘ other small aquatic invertebrates ⓘ small fish ⓘ |
| eggColor | white with brownish spots ⓘ |
| family | Threskiornithidae ⓘ |
| flightPattern | flies with neck outstretched ⓘ |
| foragingMethod | sweeping bill side to side ⓘ |
| foragingStrategy | wading in shallow water ⓘ |
| foundInHabitat |
coastal marshes
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estuaries ⓘ lagoons ⓘ mangroves ⓘ mudflats ⓘ shallow wetlands ⓘ |
| genus | Platalea ⓘ |
| hasBillShape | spoon-shaped ⓘ |
| hasDistinctiveFeature |
bare greenish head in adults
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long legs ⓘ red eye in adults ⓘ spatulate bill ⓘ |
| hasPlumageColor | pink ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Americas
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Caribbean ⓘ Central America ⓘ North America ⓘ South America ⓘ |
| nestingSite |
shrubs in wetlands
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trees over water ⓘ |
| order | Pelecaniformes ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| plumageColorCause | carotenoid pigments from diet ⓘ |
| rangeCountry |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| rangeRegion |
Caribbean islands
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Central America ⓘ Florida ⓘ Gulf Coast of the United States ⓘ Mexico ⓘ South American coasts ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
ibises
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other spoonbills ⓘ |
| scientificName |
Platalea
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surface form:
Platalea ajaja
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| socialBehavior |
colonial nester
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often feeds in groups ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| threat |
habitat loss
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historical plume hunting ⓘ wetland degradation ⓘ |
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Subject: roseate spoonbill Description of subject: The roseate spoonbill is a large wading bird of the Americas known for its striking pink plumage and distinctive spoon-shaped bill, commonly found in coastal marshes and wetlands.
Referenced by (5)
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