Birds of Brazil

○   ←   PHOENICOPTERIFORMES: Phoenicopteridae (Flamingos)   →
Genus: Phoenicopterus (2 species, 3 worldwide)


Chilean Flamingo
Chilean Flamingo (Phoenicopterus chilensis) Near Threatened
Mar del Plata, Argentina   		   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

In flight.
Juvenile.

American Flamingo
American Flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber)
Los Flamencos Wildlife Sanctuary, Camarones, La Guajira, Colombia   		   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

American Flamingo
American Flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber) Immature
Los Flamencos Wildlife Sanctuary, Camarones, La Guajira, Colombia   		   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Typical group feeding in shallows.

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