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Flamingos or Flamingoes

Phoenicopterus chilensis

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Flamingos or flamingoes[1] are gregarious wading birds in the genus Phoenicopterus (from Greek φοίνικοπτερος meaning "Phoenix's wing"), the only genus in the family Phoenicopteridae. There are four flamingo species in the Americas and two species in the Old World.

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Hector Trevino
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Hector Trevino

Yerbas Buenas, VII Región del Maule, Chile

Spotted on Jun 26, 2011
Submitted on Aug 31, 2011

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