American Flamingo vs Belted Whiteface

Phoenicopterus ruber compared with Leucorrhinia proxima

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Flamingo	Belted Whiteface
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Phoenicopteriformes (Flamingos)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Phoenicopteridae (Flamingos)	Libellulidae
Genus	Phoenicopterus (Flamingos)	Leucorrhinia
Species	Phoenicopterus ruber	Leucorrhinia proxima

Evolutionary Relationship

American Flamingo and Belted Whiteface share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

American Flamingo

LC — Least Concern

Belted Whiteface

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Flamingo	Belted Whiteface
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

American Flamingo

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found across Europe (10 countries) and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

Belted Whiteface

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.

American Flamingo

The most vibrantly colored flamingo species, American flamingos display brilliant scarlet-pink plumage from the carotenoid pigments in their crustacean diet. Found in Caribbean coastal lagoons, salt pans, and mangrove swamps from the Bahamas and Florida through Central America and the Galapagos. Highly gregarious, they nest in huge colonies on mudflat mounds. Their distinctive deep pink color is used to signal health and reproductive quality to potential mates.

Belted Whiteface

The Belted Whiteface (Leucorrhinia proxima) is a species in the genus Leucorrhinia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.