American Flamingo vs Clouded Yellow

Phoenicopterus ruber compared with Colias croceus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Flamingo	Clouded Yellow
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Phoenicopteriformes (Flamingos)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Phoenicopteridae (Flamingos)	Pieridae
Genus	Phoenicopterus (Flamingos)	Colias
Species	Phoenicopterus ruber	Colias croceus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

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Conservation Status

American Flamingo

LC — Least Concern

Clouded Yellow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Flamingo	Clouded Yellow
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).

Clouded Yellow

Habitat

Inhabits Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found across Asia (Cyprus) and Europe (40 countries).

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.

Clouded Yellow

Clouded Yellow (Colias croceus) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.