Flamingo-comum vs Species code: Ps

Phoenicopterus ruber compared with Phyllospadix scouleri

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Flamingo-comum Species code: Ps
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (plantas)
Phylum Chordata (cordados) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Aves (ave) Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order Phoenicopteriformes (Flamingos) Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family Phoenicopteridae (Flamingos) Zosteraceae
Genus Phoenicopterus (Flamingos) Phyllospadix
Species Phoenicopterus ruber Phyllospadix scouleri

Conservation Status

Flamingo-comum

LC — Least Concern

Species code: Ps

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Flamingo-comum Species code: Ps
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flamingo-comum

Habitat

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

Range

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

Species code: Ps

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Canada.

Flamingo-comum

O flamingo-americano é a espécie de flamingo com a plumagem mais vivamente colorida, exibindo um brilhante tom escarlate-rosado proveniente dos pigmentos carotenoides presentes em sua dieta de crustáceos. Ocorre em lagoas costeiras do Caribe, salinas e manguezais, desde as Bahamas e Flórida até a América Central e as Ilhas Galápagos. Altamente gregário, aninha em enormes colônias sobre montes de lama em planícies de maré. Sua marcante coloração rosa intensa é usada para sinalizar saúde e qualidade reprodutiva a potenciais parceiros.

Species code: Ps

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