FlaMINGO
FLAMENCO

ORDER: Phoenicopteriformes

Family: Phoenicopteridae

The only one of the world's 5 flamingo species to occurred in the American continent. Easy to distinguished from other large wading birds by its odd-looking bent bill and very long S-shaped neck

La unica especie que se encuentra en este continente. Es fácil de distinguir por su larga nuca en forma de S y el pico torcido

AMERICAN FLAMINGO
OR GREATER FLAMINGO

Name in Spanish: Flamenco Americano

Size/Tamaño: 47 in | 120 cm 
Location: Common in lagoons and in the Guajira Peninsula
Altura: Sea Level
Status:


Photos by: Luis A. Materón ©

American Flamingo, Flamenco americano, Phoenicopterus ruber

Phoenicopterus ruber

Male   ♂︎

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American Flamingo, Flamenco americano, Phoenicopterus ruber

Phoenicopterus ruber

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