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American Flamingo

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The American flamingo is a large species of flamingo native to the West Indies, northern South America including the Galapagos Islands, and the Yucatan Peninsula, and is the only flamingo species that naturally inhabits North America. Also called the Caribbean flamingo, it is closely related to the greater flamingo and Chilean flamingo, with which it was formerly considered a single species before that treatment was found to lack supporting evidence. It is a cultural icon of Florida, where it was once abundant in the southernmost regions but was largely extirpated by 1900 and today survives there only as an uncommon visitor with a few small, potentially resident populations.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Omnivore 2
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 3
System (Realm)
Freshwater 3
Relationship to People
Hunted or Fished 4
Living or Extinct
Yes 1
Derived from this species' own Conservation Status: this atlas's IUCN category list has no Extinct value, so a set conservation-status is itself evidence of living status.
Comparison
NatureServe Rank
G4 Apparently Secure 5
CITES Appendix
Appendix I 4
CITES Appendix
Appendix II 6
Identification
Distinguishing Appearance
Mostly pink plumage with red wing coverts and black primary and secondary flight feathers 1
Scientific Name
Phoenicopterus ruber 1
Conservation Status
Least Concern 1
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Phoenicopteriformes, Taxa
Source Catalogue of Life

In Biome

Lake, Biomes
Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Phoenicopterus ruber
River, Biomes
Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Phoenicopterus ruber

In Ecosystem

Everglades, Ecosystems
Source American flamingo - Wikipedia
In the Other Atlases

Found In

Belgium

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Brazil

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Colombia

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Djibouti

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Ecuador

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Eritrea

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Estonia

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Germany

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Kenya

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Mozambique

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Netherlands

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North America

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Norway

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Poland

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South Africa

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South America

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United Kingdom

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United States

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Venezuela

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Sources
1. American flamingo - Wikipedia
  • Introduction, opening sentence
    The American flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber) is a large species of flamingo native to the West Indies, northern South America
  • Infobox: status
    LC
  • Description section
    Most of its plumage is pink, giving rise to its earlier name of rosy flamingo
  • Infobox: status2
    CITES_A2
  • In Ecosystem: Everglades, In Florida
    This belief persisted into the 21st century even as flamingo sightings started to become more and more frequent, although at least one bird banded as a chick in the Yucatán Peninsula was recorded in 2012 in Everglades National Park.
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2. EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014)
3. GBIF Species API
GBIF Species APIView the Source
4. Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Phoenicopterus ruber
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology
  • Conservation Status: CITES
    CITES Appendix I
  • Economic Importance for Humans: Positive (hunted-fished)
    Flamingos are occasionally hunted by local people for food in some areas
  • In Biome: Lake, Habitat Regions, biome: lakes and ponds
    lakes and ponds
  • In Biome: River, Habitat Regions, biome: rivers and streams
    rivers and streams
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5. NatureServe Explorer: Phoenicopterus ruber
NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)
Quote, Global rank (roundedGRank)
"roundedGRank": "G4"
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6. Wikidata: American Flamingo
Wikidata Q208004, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Catalogue of Life
Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of LifeChild Taxon Of: PhoenicopteriformesView the Source
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