American flamingo

E22012
bird species flamingo wading bird

The American flamingo is a large, bright pink wading bird native to the Caribbean and parts of the Americas, known for its long legs, downward-curved bill, and social flocks in coastal wetlands and lagoons.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Caribbean flamingo 4
American flamingo canonical 3

Statements (52)

Predicate Object
instanceOf bird species ⓘ
flamingo ⓘ
wading bird ⓘ
billShape downward-curved bill ⓘ
breedingSystem colonial breeder ⓘ
class Aves ⓘ
clutchSize 1 egg ⓘ
colorationCause carotenoid pigments ⓘ
commonName American flamingo ⓘ
American flamingo self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Caribbean flamingo
conservationThreat disturbance by humans ⓘ
habitat loss ⓘ
describedBy Carl Linnaeus ⓘ
diet algae ⓘ
brine shrimp ⓘ
diatoms ⓘ
small crustaceans ⓘ
family Phoenicopteridae ⓘ
feedingBehavior filter feeding ⓘ
foragingSubstrate shallow water ⓘ
forms large flocks ⓘ
genus greater flamingo ⓘ
surface form: Phoenicopterus
habitat coastal lagoons ⓘ
mangrove swamps ⓘ
salt flats ⓘ
shallow coastal wetlands ⓘ
introducedTo Florida ⓘ
IUCNStatus Least Concern ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
legCharacteristic long legs ⓘ
movement partially migratory ⓘ
nativeTo Bahamas ⓘ
Bonaire ⓘ
Caribbean ⓘ
Cuba ⓘ
Galápagos Islands ⓘ
Hispaniola ⓘ
Turks and Caicos Islands ⓘ
Yucatán Peninsula ⓘ
coastal Mexico ⓘ
northern South America ⓘ
nestType mud mound nest ⓘ
order Phoenicopteriformes ⓘ
parentalCare biparental care ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
plumageColor pink ⓘ
reddish-pink ⓘ
scientificName Phoenicopterus ruber ⓘ
socialBehavior highly social ⓘ
taxonRank species ⓘ
vocalization honking calls ⓘ
yearDescribed 1758 ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Everglades National Park → hasSpecies → American flamingo ⓘ
American flamingo → commonName → American flamingo self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Caribbean flamingo
Zapata Peninsula → hasFauna → American flamingo ⓘ
this entity surface form: Caribbean flamingo
Ciénaga de Zapata → habitatFor → American flamingo ⓘ
this entity surface form: Caribbean flamingo
Celestún → hasNearbyWildlife → American flamingo ⓘ
Chilean flamingo → distinguishedFrom → American flamingo ⓘ
Zapata Swamp Biosphere Reserve → habitatFor → American flamingo ⓘ
this entity surface form: Caribbean flamingo