American flamingo / Kubaflamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber)

Caribbean flamingo parade at Las Coloradas. 2023-04-15 09:35:42 Yucatan

Observations

Only documented observation: 2023-04-15

Description

Classification: Genus Phoenicopterus (Phoenicopterus); Family Flamingos (Phoenicopteridae)
General: The American flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber) is a large species of flamingo closely related to the greater flamingo and Chilean flamingo native to the Neotropics. It was formerly considered conspecific with the greater flamingo, but that treatment is now widely viewed (e.g. by the American and British Ornithologists' Unions) as incorrect due to a lack of evidence. It is also known as the Caribbean flamingo, although it is also present in the Galápagos Islands. It is the only flamingo that naturally inhabits North America. [more]

Media

Our first caribbean flamingos at Las Colorados - closeup. 2023-04-15 09:33:10 Yucatan

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