American Flamingo vs Phoma blight

Phoenicopterus ruber compared with Epicoccum sorghinum

Key Differences

• American Flamingo is Least Concern while Phoma blight is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Flamingo	Phoma blight
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Dothideomycetes (Dothideomycetes)
Order	Phoenicopteriformes (Flamingos)	Pleosporales (Pleosporales)
Family	Phoenicopteridae (Flamingos)	Didymellaceae
Genus	Phoenicopterus (Flamingos)	Epicoccum
Species	Phoenicopterus ruber	Epicoccum sorghinum

Conservation Status

American Flamingo

LC — Least Concern

Phoma blight

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Flamingo	Phoma blight
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).

Phoma blight

Habitat

Native to North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

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.