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American Flamingo
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Herons, ibises & storks

American Flamingo

Phoenicopterus ruber Linnaeus, 1758

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishAmerican Flamingo
DutchCaribische Flamingo
SpanishFlamenco americano
Chinese美洲红鹳
Sranan Tongosegansi
Sranan Tongotikoko
Scientific namePhoenicopterus ruber Linnaeus, 1758

About this species

The American flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber) is a large species of flamingo native to the West Indies, northern South America (including the Galápagos Islands) and the Yucatán Peninsula. It is closely related to the greater flamingo and Chilean flamingo, and was formerly considered conspecific with the greater flamingo, but that treatment is now widely viewed (e.g. by the American and British Ornithologists' Unions) as incorrect due to a lack of evidence. It is also known as the Caribbean flamingo, although it is also present in the Galápagos Islands. It is the only flamingo that naturally inhabits North America.

It is a cultural icon for the U.S. state of Florida, where it was formerly abundant in the southernmost regions, although it was largely extirpated by 1900 and is now only an uncommon visitor with a few small, potentially resident populations.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderPhoenicopteriformes
FamilyPhoenicopteridae
GenusPhoenicopterus

In Suriname

242Records in Suriname
15iNaturalist observations
1900First record
2026Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Nickerie124
  • Commewijne22
  • Coronie7
  • Marowijne1
  • Saramacca1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Records by month

All years combined.

Sources & credits

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