American Flamingo

Phoenicopterus ruber

Also known as: Greater Flamingo, Caribbean Flamingo

117 cm (46") Rare vagrant to southern Florida from the Caribbean.

Pink bird with pink legs. Bill is tricolored and sharply hooked. Long thin neck. Flight feathers are black. Most birds seen are escapees from zoos, although some may be genuine wanderers from Cuba or the Yukatan Penninsula.

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