![Humedal](/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/wetland/title-wetland/2664642-3-esl-ES/title-wetland_full_495.png 495w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/wetland/title-wetland/2664642-3-esl-ES/title-wetland_full_990.png 960w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/wetland/title-wetland/2664642-3-esl-ES/title-wetland_full_1468.png 960w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/wetland/title-wetland/2664642-3-esl-ES/title-wetland_full_1980.png 960w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/wetland/title-wetland/2664642-3-esl-ES/title-wetland_full_2475.png 960w)
![Cuban wetland](/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/wetland/photo-wetland/2614199-1-eng-US/photo-wetland_full_495.jpg 495w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/wetland/photo-wetland/2614199-1-eng-US/photo-wetland_full_990.jpg 990w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/wetland/photo-wetland/2614199-1-eng-US/photo-wetland_full_1468.jpg 1280w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/wetland/photo-wetland/2614199-1-eng-US/photo-wetland_full_1980.jpg 1280w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/wetland/photo-wetland/2614199-1-eng-US/photo-wetland_full_2475.jpg 1280w)
Los humedales más grandes e importantes del Caribe se encuentran en Cuba. El ecosistema de humedal de la Reserva de la Biósfera de Zapata incluye hábitats diversos como ciénagas, manglares, arrecifes de coral, y bosques. Estos hábitats sostienen muchas especies importantes: ranas, tortugas, peces, mariscos, cocodrilos, aves, y un sin número de plantas e insectos. También es hogar de muchas especies que no viven en ningún otro lugar del mundo. Frecuentemente, los humedales son ignorados, olvidados, o drenados para el desarrollo urbano. Pero su conservación es una prioridad en la Reserva de Zapata.
Encuentra la característica que mejor describe al organismo.
![Cocodrilo cubano](/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/wetland/drag-cuban-crocodile/2664970-4-esl-ES/drag-cuban-crocodile_full_495.png 405w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/wetland/drag-cuban-crocodile/2664970-4-esl-ES/drag-cuban-crocodile_full_990.png 405w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/wetland/drag-cuban-crocodile/2664970-4-esl-ES/drag-cuban-crocodile_full_1468.png 405w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/wetland/drag-cuban-crocodile/2664970-4-esl-ES/drag-cuban-crocodile_full_1980.png 405w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/wetland/drag-cuban-crocodile/2664970-4-esl-ES/drag-cuban-crocodile_full_2475.png 405w)
![Tocororo](/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/wetland/drag-cuban-trogon/2664982-3-esl-ES/drag-cuban-trogon_full_495.png 405w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/wetland/drag-cuban-trogon/2664982-3-esl-ES/drag-cuban-trogon_full_990.png 405w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/wetland/drag-cuban-trogon/2664982-3-esl-ES/drag-cuban-trogon_full_1468.png 405w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/wetland/drag-cuban-trogon/2664982-3-esl-ES/drag-cuban-trogon_full_1980.png 405w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/wetland/drag-cuban-trogon/2664982-3-esl-ES/drag-cuban-trogon_full_2475.png 405w)
![Zunzuncito](/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/wetland/drag-bee-hummingbird/2664994-3-esl-ES/drag-bee-hummingbird_full_495.png 405w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/wetland/drag-bee-hummingbird/2664994-3-esl-ES/drag-bee-hummingbird_full_990.png 405w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/wetland/drag-bee-hummingbird/2664994-3-esl-ES/drag-bee-hummingbird_full_1468.png 405w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/wetland/drag-bee-hummingbird/2664994-3-esl-ES/drag-bee-hummingbird_full_1980.png 405w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/wetland/drag-bee-hummingbird/2664994-3-esl-ES/drag-bee-hummingbird_full_2475.png 405w)
![Brassia caudata](/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/wetland/drag-brassia-caudata/2665006-4-esl-ES/drag-brassia-caudata_full_495.png 405w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/wetland/drag-brassia-caudata/2665006-4-esl-ES/drag-brassia-caudata_full_990.png 405w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/wetland/drag-brassia-caudata/2665006-4-esl-ES/drag-brassia-caudata_full_1468.png 405w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/wetland/drag-brassia-caudata/2665006-4-esl-ES/drag-brassia-caudata_full_1980.png 405w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/wetland/drag-brassia-caudata/2665006-4-esl-ES/drag-brassia-caudata_full_2475.png 405w)
![Espátula rosada](/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/wetland/drag-roseate-spoonbill/2665018-3-esl-ES/drag-roseate-spoonbill_full_495.png 405w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/wetland/drag-roseate-spoonbill/2665018-3-esl-ES/drag-roseate-spoonbill_full_990.png 405w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/wetland/drag-roseate-spoonbill/2665018-3-esl-ES/drag-roseate-spoonbill_full_1468.png 405w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/wetland/drag-roseate-spoonbill/2665018-3-esl-ES/drag-roseate-spoonbill_full_1980.png 405w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/wetland/drag-roseate-spoonbill/2665018-3-esl-ES/drag-roseate-spoonbill_full_2475.png 405w)
![Ferminia](/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/wetland/drag-zapata-wren/2665030-4-esl-ES/drag-zapata-wren_full_495.png 405w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/wetland/drag-zapata-wren/2665030-4-esl-ES/drag-zapata-wren_full_990.png 405w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/wetland/drag-zapata-wren/2665030-4-esl-ES/drag-zapata-wren_full_1468.png 405w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/wetland/drag-zapata-wren/2665030-4-esl-ES/drag-zapata-wren_full_1980.png 405w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/wetland/drag-zapata-wren/2665030-4-esl-ES/drag-zapata-wren_full_2475.png 405w)
![](/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/wetland/wetland-question-mark/2613592-3-eng-US/wetland-question-mark_full_495.png 405w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/wetland/wetland-question-mark/2613592-3-eng-US/wetland-question-mark_full_990.png 405w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/wetland/wetland-question-mark/2613592-3-eng-US/wetland-question-mark_full_1468.png 405w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/wetland/wetland-question-mark/2613592-3-eng-US/wetland-question-mark_full_1980.png 405w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/wetland/wetland-question-mark/2613592-3-eng-US/wetland-question-mark_full_2475.png 405w)
Su coloración roja, azul y blanca hace juego conlos colores de la bandera cubana
![](/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/wetland/wetland-question-mark/2613592-3-eng-US/wetland-question-mark_full_495.png 405w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/wetland/wetland-question-mark/2613592-3-eng-US/wetland-question-mark_full_990.png 405w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/wetland/wetland-question-mark/2613592-3-eng-US/wetland-question-mark_full_1468.png 405w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/wetland/wetland-question-mark/2613592-3-eng-US/wetland-question-mark_full_1980.png 405w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/wetland/wetland-question-mark/2613592-3-eng-US/wetland-question-mark_full_2475.png 405w)
puede saltar del agua
![](/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/wetland/wetland-question-mark/2613592-3-eng-US/wetland-question-mark_full_495.png 405w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/wetland/wetland-question-mark/2613592-3-eng-US/wetland-question-mark_full_990.png 405w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/wetland/wetland-question-mark/2613592-3-eng-US/wetland-question-mark_full_1468.png 405w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/wetland/wetland-question-mark/2613592-3-eng-US/wetland-question-mark_full_1980.png 405w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/wetland/wetland-question-mark/2613592-3-eng-US/wetland-question-mark_full_2475.png 405w)
se pensaba que estaba extinta, pero fue redescubierta
![](/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/wetland/wetland-question-mark/2613592-3-eng-US/wetland-question-mark_full_495.png 405w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/wetland/wetland-question-mark/2613592-3-eng-US/wetland-question-mark_full_990.png 405w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/wetland/wetland-question-mark/2613592-3-eng-US/wetland-question-mark_full_1468.png 405w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/wetland/wetland-question-mark/2613592-3-eng-US/wetland-question-mark_full_1980.png 405w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/wetland/wetland-question-mark/2613592-3-eng-US/wetland-question-mark_full_2475.png 405w)
pesa menos que un centavo
![](/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/wetland/wetland-question-mark/2613592-3-eng-US/wetland-question-mark_full_495.png 405w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/wetland/wetland-question-mark/2613592-3-eng-US/wetland-question-mark_full_990.png 405w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/wetland/wetland-question-mark/2613592-3-eng-US/wetland-question-mark_full_1468.png 405w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/wetland/wetland-question-mark/2613592-3-eng-US/wetland-question-mark_full_1980.png 405w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/wetland/wetland-question-mark/2613592-3-eng-US/wetland-question-mark_full_2475.png 405w)
nombrada en honor a un científico importante en Cuba
![](/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/wetland/wetland-question-mark/2613592-3-eng-US/wetland-question-mark_full_495.png 405w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/wetland/wetland-question-mark/2613592-3-eng-US/wetland-question-mark_full_990.png 405w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/wetland/wetland-question-mark/2613592-3-eng-US/wetland-question-mark_full_1468.png 405w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/wetland/wetland-question-mark/2613592-3-eng-US/wetland-question-mark_full_1980.png 405w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/wetland/wetland-question-mark/2613592-3-eng-US/wetland-question-mark_full_2475.png 405w)
filtra el fango con su pico para obtener comida
![Cuban trogon](/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/wetland/lightbox-cuban-trogon/2619315-2-eng-US/lightbox-cuban-trogon_full_495.jpg 495w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/wetland/lightbox-cuban-trogon/2619315-2-eng-US/lightbox-cuban-trogon_full_990.jpg 960w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/wetland/lightbox-cuban-trogon/2619315-2-eng-US/lightbox-cuban-trogon_full_1468.jpg 960w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/wetland/lightbox-cuban-trogon/2619315-2-eng-US/lightbox-cuban-trogon_full_1980.jpg 960w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/wetland/lightbox-cuban-trogon/2619315-2-eng-US/lightbox-cuban-trogon_full_2475.jpg 960w)
Tocororo
(Priotelus temnurus)
Las plumas del tocororo son rojas, blancas, y azules—los mismos colores que la bandera cubana. Esta maravillosa ave vive solo en Cuba, y es la ave nacional del país.
Esta ave es común en Cuba. Se puede ver a través de todo el país, desde la costa a las montañas y en todo tipo de bosque.
![Cuban crocodile](/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/wetland/lightbox-cuban-crocodile/2619339-3-eng-US/lightbox-cuban-crocodile_full_495.jpg 495w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/wetland/lightbox-cuban-crocodile/2619339-3-eng-US/lightbox-cuban-crocodile_full_990.jpg 960w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/wetland/lightbox-cuban-crocodile/2619339-3-eng-US/lightbox-cuban-crocodile_full_1468.jpg 960w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/wetland/lightbox-cuban-crocodile/2619339-3-eng-US/lightbox-cuban-crocodile_full_1980.jpg 960w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/wetland/lightbox-cuban-crocodile/2619339-3-eng-US/lightbox-cuban-crocodile_full_2475.jpg 960w)
Cocodrilo cubano
(Crocodylus rhombifer)
El cocodrilo cubano es muy ágil en el agua y en la tierra, y usa su poderosa cola para saltar y atrapar su presa.
El cocodrilo cubano es una de las especies de cocodrilos más amenazadas del planeta. Solo existen unos pocos miles, formando la población más pequeña de cualquier cocodrilo, y principalmente habitando en Zapata.
Los científicos trabajan para criar y proteger esta rara especie, lo cual no es trabajo fácil. Los científicos tienen que saltar al agua y atrapar al cocodrilo rápidamente antes de ser mordidos.
![Brassia caudata](/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/wetland/lightbox-brassia-caudata/2619327-2-eng-US/lightbox-brassia-caudata_full_495.jpg 495w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/wetland/lightbox-brassia-caudata/2619327-2-eng-US/lightbox-brassia-caudata_full_990.jpg 960w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/wetland/lightbox-brassia-caudata/2619327-2-eng-US/lightbox-brassia-caudata_full_1468.jpg 960w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/wetland/lightbox-brassia-caudata/2619327-2-eng-US/lightbox-brassia-caudata_full_1980.jpg 960w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/wetland/lightbox-brassia-caudata/2619327-2-eng-US/lightbox-brassia-caudata_full_2475.jpg 960w)
Brassia caudata
Los científicos pensaban que esta orquídea de Florida se había extinguido para siempre. ¡Pero luego la encontraron en Zapata!
Los humedales de Zapata sirven de hogar a muchas orquídeas, incluyendo algunas especies que solían vivir en los Everglades de Florida. Los científicos planifican recolectar semillas de esta flor en Cuba para reintroducirla en Florida.
![bee hummingbird](/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/wetland/lightbox-bee-hummingbird/2619303-2-eng-US/lightbox-bee-hummingbird_full_495.jpg 495w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/wetland/lightbox-bee-hummingbird/2619303-2-eng-US/lightbox-bee-hummingbird_full_990.jpg 960w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/wetland/lightbox-bee-hummingbird/2619303-2-eng-US/lightbox-bee-hummingbird_full_1468.jpg 960w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/wetland/lightbox-bee-hummingbird/2619303-2-eng-US/lightbox-bee-hummingbird_full_1980.jpg 960w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/wetland/lightbox-bee-hummingbird/2619303-2-eng-US/lightbox-bee-hummingbird_full_2475.jpg 960w)
Zunzuncito
(Mellisuga helenae)
Esta ave pesa menos que una moneda de un centavo, y no sólo es la más pequeña de Cuba—¡Es el ave más pequeña del mundo! De hecho, es aún más pequeña que algunas especies de abejas. Y vive solamente en Cuba.
En las islas, donde frecuentemente están aisladas del continente, algunas especies evolucionan hacia un tamaño más pequeño que el de parientes en los continentes. A este efecto se le conoce como miniaturización. Otras especies aumentan de tamaño, a lo que se le conoce como gigantismo.
![Zapata wren](/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/wetland/lightbox-zapata-wren/2619351-2-eng-US/lightbox-zapata-wren_full_495.jpg 495w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/wetland/lightbox-zapata-wren/2619351-2-eng-US/lightbox-zapata-wren_full_990.jpg 960w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/wetland/lightbox-zapata-wren/2619351-2-eng-US/lightbox-zapata-wren_full_1468.jpg 960w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/wetland/lightbox-zapata-wren/2619351-2-eng-US/lightbox-zapata-wren_full_1980.jpg 960w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/wetland/lightbox-zapata-wren/2619351-2-eng-US/lightbox-zapata-wren_full_2475.jpg 960w)
Ferminia
(Ferminia cerverai)
La ferminia, nombrada en honor al entomólogo Fermín Cervera, es sumamente rara y está amenazada. Observadores de aves que visitan la Reserva de Zapata usualmente intentan detectar a la ferminia mediante su canto agudo y musical.
Los humedales de Zapata sirven de hogar a al menos 372 especies de aves, y 24 de estas son endémicas—solo viven en Cuba.
Algunas de estas aves, como la ferminia, viven solo en Zapata. Como solo se encuentran en esta pequeña área, a especies como la ferminia se les conoce como micro-endémicos.
![Roseate spoonbill](/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/wetland/lightbox-roseate-spoonbill/2619363-2-eng-US/lightbox-roseate-spoonbill_full_495.jpg 495w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/wetland/lightbox-roseate-spoonbill/2619363-2-eng-US/lightbox-roseate-spoonbill_full_990.jpg 960w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/wetland/lightbox-roseate-spoonbill/2619363-2-eng-US/lightbox-roseate-spoonbill_full_1468.jpg 960w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/wetland/lightbox-roseate-spoonbill/2619363-2-eng-US/lightbox-roseate-spoonbill_full_1980.jpg 960w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/wetland/lightbox-roseate-spoonbill/2619363-2-eng-US/lightbox-roseate-spoonbill_full_2475.jpg 960w)
Espátula rosada
(Platalea ajaja)
Su nombre se deriva de su color rosado y su largo pico en forma de espátula. La espátula rosada usa su pico para filtrar presas pequeñas como camarones y caracoles del fango.
La Reserva de Zapata es un santuario para aves como la espátula rosada. Esta ave vadeadora se encuentra en el Caribe, Suramérica, y a las costas de Texas y Florida, donde la gente a veces los confunden con flamingos.
Image Credits:
Wetland icon illustration, © Stuart Holmes 2016, all rights reserved; Wetland scene, Marjon Melissen/CC BY-NC-ND 2.0; Zapata wren, Francesco Veronesi/CC BY-NC-ND 2.0; Bee hummingbird, Ekaterina Chernetsova/CC BY-NC-ND 2.0; <I>Brassia caudate</i>, Jan Witowski/CC BY-NC-ND 2.0; Zapata crocodile, Shutterstock; Roseate spoonbill, Shutterstock; Cuban trogon, Peter E. Hart/CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.