American Flamingo Facts: the CARIBBEAN Flamingo Animal Fact Files

The American flamingo is also known as the Caribbean flamingo due to its distribution. This is the only living flamingo species native to North America... arguably. Learn more American flamingo facts on this episode of Animal Fact Files!

Scientific Name: Phoenicopterus ruber
Range: northern South America, eastern Central America, and southern North America as well as the Galapagos islands
Habitat: mud flats, salt marshes, shallow lakes, etc.
Size: 5 feet (152 cm) tall, 4-8 pounds (1.8-3.6 kg)
Diet: small invertebrates, algae, plant seeds, etc.
Threats: racoons, jaguars, birds of prey, humans, etc.
Lifespan: 20 years is typical

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American Flamgino APPEARANCE 0:00
American Flamgino IN FLORIDA 0:49
American Flamgino RANGE and HABITAT 1:36
American Flamgino DIET and THREATS 2:21
American Flamgino LIFE CYCLE 3:06
American Flamgino CALL 4:18
Thanks! 4:38
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Research Credits:
https://academic.oup.com/condor/article/120/2/291/5153023
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/zoo.21078
https://books.google.com/books?id=KXM3F59y1jkC&pg=PA79
https://books.google.com/books?id=YP0AX3LW8jYC&pg=PA205
https://nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/american-flamingo
https://ebird.org/species/grefla2
https://ielc.libguides.com/sdzg/factsheets/americanflamingo/summary
https://nhpbs.org/wild/greaterflamingo.asp

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