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Phoenicopterus ruber
Photo take in a privet zoo, this friend has a big area and some flamingos iin a big pound. Adult American Flamingoes are smaller on average than Greater Flamingoes but are the largest flamingoes in the Americas. They measure from 120 to 145 cm (47 to 57 in) tall. The males weigh an average of 2.8 kg (6.2 lb), while females average 2.2 kg (4.9 lb). Most of its plumage is pink, giving rise to its earlier name of Rosy Flamingo and differentiating adults from the much paler Greater Flamingo.
Its preferred habitats are similar to that of its relatives: saline lagoons, mudflats, and shallow brackish coastal or inland lakes. An example specific habitat is in the Petenes mangroves ecoregion of the Yucatán.
6 Comments
Thanks Carol !
Awesome bird!
Thanks Maria :)
Nice portrait
Hola Daniela muchisimas gracias esperemos que este año tengamos grandiosos encuentros :):)
¡Qué lindas fotos! Realmente es hermoso el plumaje de estas aves. Me olvidaba, ¡muchas felicidades por la mejor foto de 2012! y deseándote muchos más éxitos para este año.