American Flamingo

Phoenicopterus ruber - Flamant des Caraïbes

Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Phoenicopteriformes

  • Family
    :

    Phoenicoptéridés

  • Genus
    :

    Phoenicopterus

  • Species
    :

    ruber

Descriptor

Linnaeus, 1758

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 145 cm
  • Wingspan
    : 140 à 165 cm.
  • Weight
    : 2100 à 4100 g
Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Flamant des Caraïbes
adult
Flamant des Caraïbes
immature

American Flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber) is a species of bird in the Phoenicopteridae family.

Subspecific information monotypic species

Foreign names

  • Flamant des Caraïbes,
  • Flamenco rojo,
  • flamingo-das-antilhas,
  • Kubaflamingo,
  • karibi flamingó,
  • Caribische Flamingo,
  • Fenicottero americano,
  • karibflamingo,
  • Rødflamingo,
  • plameniak červený,
  • plameňák americký,
  • Cariberflamingo,
  • karibianflamingo,
  • flamenc de Cuba,
  • Karíbahafsflæmingi,
  • flaming karmazynowy,
  • sarkanais flamingo,
  • Красный фламинго,
  • オオフラミンゴ,
  • 美洲红鹳,
  • 美洲紅鸛,

Voice song and cries

Flamant des Caraïbes
adult

Habitat

Flamant des Caraïbes
adult

Marine Coastal/Supratidal : Coastal Brackish/Saline Lagoons/Marine Lakes

Geographic range

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
Near
threatened
Not
evaluated
EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

Other sources of interest

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