A photo of a American Flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber)
American Flamingo

American Flamingo

Phoenicopterus ruber

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.
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Sightings

A map showing the sighting location
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Kari Berglund
Thursday 09 Mar 2023 - 11:45am
United States
A map showing the sighting location
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Maynard Pittendreigh
Tuesday 28 Feb 2023 - 2:58am
United States
A photo of a American Flamingo photographed in  Cuba
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Harriet Baber
Sunday 12 Feb 2023 - 10:17pm
Cuba
A map showing the sighting location
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Luc Webb
Sunday 05 Feb 2023 - 6:58pm
United States
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