American Flamingo
Phoenicopterus ruber
Also known as: Caribbean Flamingo, Red Flamingo, Roseate Flamingo
Habitat
Aquatic
Diet
Omnivore
Active Time
Diurnal
Size
3.0 kg
LCAvesPhoenicopteriformesPhoenicopteridae
Seasonal Activity
129,630 sightings · 2000–2026
Citizen science records via GBIF
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Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Phoenicopteriformes
- Family
- Phoenicopteridae
Traits
- Diet
- Omnivore
- Foraging
- Aquatic
- Activity
- Diurnal
- Body mass
- 3.0 kg
Photo
(c) Antonio Robles, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), uploaded by Antonio Robles
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Occurrence data from GBIF.