Flamingos

Would you believe me if I said Flamingos are small brown birds? I thought not!

• Flamingo gallery on this web site
• SeaWorld info book - Flamingos
• Web search for Flamingos

Species

There are 2 different ways of classifying Flamingos. Under one scheme they belong to Order Ciconiiformes (along with Stork, Heron, and Ibis). Alternatively, they are placed in their own Order Phoenicopteriformes. In both schemes they belong to Family Phoenicopteridae.

There are five distinct species and 2 sub-species. Sometimes these are said to be 6 species, hence the duplication of "Greater". They belong to 3 Genera, although sometimes species are wrongly placed in Internet material.

Species searches

Web search for Greater Flamingo, Phoenicopterus ruber
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• Web search for Caribbean Flamingo, Phoenicopterus ruber ruber
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• Web search for Greater Flamingo, Phoenicopterus ruber roseus
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Web search for Chilean Flamingo, Phoenicopterus chilensis
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Web search for Lesser Flamingo, Phoeniconaias minor
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Web search for James' Flamingo, Phoenicoparrus jamesi
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Web search for Andean Flamingo, Phoenicoparrus andinus
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