Credit: Travis
North American field guide
American Flamingo
Phoenicopterus ruber
Also known as:Greater Flamingo, Caribbean Flamingo
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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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American Flamingo
Credit: militaryairshowsAmerican Flamingos
Credit: Larry ManfrediBird Advisor Identification rules 1 variant · 1 rule
These are the observation paths the Bird Advisor can use to identify this species. Each rule is an alternative match.
American Flamingo
1 ruleRule 1 8 criteria · confidence 1
- What colour were the WINGS ?
- Red, or pink · Black, purple, or dark · Unknown
- What colour was the BACK ?
- Red, or pink · Unknown
- What colour was the THROAT ?
- Red, or pink · Unknown
- What SHAPE was the BILL ?
- Straight and thick · Hooked · Downcurved · Flattened · Unknown
- What LENGTH was the BILL ?
- Long · Very long · Unknown
- How BIG was the bird ?
- Crow-sized · Goose-sized · Larger than a goose
- What TYPE of bird was seen ?
- Long-legged wader
- WHERE was the bird seen ?
- Southeastern United States