Birds of the World - Phoenicopterus


Chilean Flamingo (Phoenicopterus chilensis) Near Threatened Range: SA: c Peru to Tierra del Fuego e to s Brazil, Uruguay and c Argentina Mar del Plata, Argentina
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In flight.
Juvenile.


Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus) Range: PAL, AF: widespread in Africa and sw, sc Eurasia Marievale Nature Reserve, South Africa
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Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus) Immature Range: PAL, AF: widespread in Africa and sw, sc Eurasia Ebro Delta, Spain
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Slightly larger and generally paler than the Lesser Flamingo and more widely distributed. Compare bills for identification.
A sub-adult.


American Flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber) Range: MA, SA: n, Galápagos Is; also Caribbean Los Flamencos Wildlife Sanctuary, Camarones, La Guajira, Colombia
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American Flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber) Immature Range: MA, SA: n, Galápagos Is; also Caribbean Los Flamencos Wildlife Sanctuary, Camarones, La Guajira, Colombia
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Typical group feeding in shallows.

© Tom Friedel - All Rights Reserved, except for images and data otherwise noted.       Colombia       Panama       Ecuador       Costa Rica       Mexico
Experimental sites:       Peru       Venezuela       The World       Brazil       Bolivia
Really Experimental sites:       Guyana       Cuba