Disneyâs The Princess and the Frog may be the only instance of Roseate Spoonbills in animation, ever.
Nicknamed âFlame Birdsâ, Roseate Spoonbills are one of the most colorful wading birds of the United States. Donât mistake them for flamingos.
They live along the Gulf Coast, so theyâre an appropriate species for a story set in New Orleans. Through the late 1800s to the early 1900s, they were nearly hunted to extinction for their plumage (used in ladiesâ hats). Owing to improved legal protection and public consciousness, the species had just started to recover by the period the movie was set.



















