Roseate Spoonbill Skull Replica

Description

Roseate Spoonbill Skull Replica (Platalea ajaja) Information

Roseate spoonbill skull replica measures 8.6 inches. Platalea ajaja skull is a museum-quality polyurethane resin cast from California Academy of Sciences specimen. 2-part skull (separate cranium & mandible). 1:1 scale. Made in USA.

Roseate spoonbills are medium-sized waterbirds with a football-shaped body and long legs. The long bill that is flattened into a spoon at the end protrudes from their small head.

Distribution:

In the United States, the species is locally common in Texas, Florida, and southwest Louisiana. Generally, the species occurs in South America mostly east of the Andes, and in coastal regions of the Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, and the Gulf Coast of the United States, and from central Florida’s Atlantic coast at Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, adjoined with NASA Kennedy Space Center at least as far north as South Carolina’s Myrtle Beach.

Scientific Classification:

• Kingdom: Animalia
• Phylum: Chordata
• Class: Aves
• Order: Pelecaniformes
• Family: Threskiornithidae
• Genus: Platalea
• Species: P. ajaja
• Binomial name: Platalea ajaja Linnaeus, 1758
  
• Conservation status: Least concern (IUCN 3.0)

Analyze the high-sensitivity tactile morphology of this unique wading bird with a 1:1 scale museum-quality cast of an original CAS specimen. This replica highlights the flattened, spatulate bill and the microscopic sensory pits essential for Threskiornithidae osteology studies. It serves as a vital comparative tool alongside our boat-billed heron skull, shoebill replica skull, and greater flamingo cast. This Platalea ajaja model provides the precise anatomical detail required by professional biologists to study “head-swinging” foraging behaviors. Shop for more museum-quality replicas in our bird or aves replica store.