American Flamingo
Phoenicopterus ruber
The American Flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber) also commonly known as Greater Flamingo, is a species of bird (Aves) in the family Phoenicopteridae (Flamingos) and order Phoenicopteriformes (Flamingos).
Gallery
Adult
Sacramento Zoo, California
, 10 May 2009
© Graeme C. Colmer
Adult
Sacramento Zoo, California
, 10 May 2009
© Graeme C. Colmer
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American Flamingo
Adult
Sacramento Zoo, California
, 10 May 2009
© Graeme C. Colmer
Adult
Sacramento Zoo, California
, 10 May 2009
© Graeme C. Colmer
Observed
United States
Classification
- Domain: Eukarya
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Chordata
- Class: Aves
- Order: Phoenicopteriformes
- Family: Phoenicopteridae
- Genus: Phoenicopterus
- Species: Phoenicopterus ruber
- Genus: Phoenicopterus
- Family: Phoenicopteridae
- Order: Phoenicopteriformes
- Class: Aves
- Phylum: Chordata
- Kingdom: Animalia
Species in the Genus of Phoenicopterus
American Flamingo
Phoenicopterus ruber
Chilean Flamingo
Phoenicopterus chilensis
Greater Flamingo
Phoenicopterus roseus
External Links
American Flamingo
– Wikipedia
American Flamingo
– Cornell Lab of Ornithology
American Flamingo
– Audubon.org
