Roseate Spoonbill Range Map

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Migration

Year-round resident to short-distance migrant. Some individuals are year-round residents, but others move short distances away from the breeding colony. These movements are often associated with changes in food and water levels.

Map data are provided by NatureServe in collaboration with Robert Ridgely, James Zook, The Nature Conservancy - Migratory Bird Program, Conservation International - CABS, World Wildlife Fund - US, and Environment Canada - WILDSPACE.

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Ibises and Spoonbills(Order: Pelecaniformes, Family: Threskiornithidae)

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