CARIBBEAN or AMERICAN FLAMINGO - PHOENICOPTERUS RUBER - FLAMANT DES CARAIBES Photo Gallery by nicolebouglouan at pbase.com

CARIBBEAN or AMERICAN FLAMINGO - PHOENICOPTERUS RUBER - FLAMANT DES CARAIBES

This flamingo is about 120 to 145 cm tall.
The colour is closely related to the food.
This bird feeds on small crustaceans and aquatic larvae.
It has brighter pink plumage than the Greater Flamingo, sometimes almost red.
It is also called Red Flamingo.
It may be found in northern South America, Galápagos, Yucatán, Caribbean, but also in Florida, the Bahamas and the West Indies.
These birds feed on small crustaceans and aquatic larvae.

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