Wildlife Photography: American Flamingos (Phoenicopterus ruber)



The American Flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber) is a large species of flamingo closely related to the Greater Flamingo and Chilean Flamingo.

It was formerly considered conspecific with the Greater Flamingo, but that treatment is now widely viewed (e.g. by the American and British Ornithologists' Unions) as incorrect due to a lack of evidence.

It has also been known as the Caribbean Flamingo, but the species' presence in the Galápagos makes that name problematic. It is the only flamingo which naturally inhabits North America.

Like all flamingos, it lays a single chalky white egg on a mud mound, between May and August; incubation until hatching takes from 28 to 32 days; both parents brood the young for a period of up to 6 years when they reach sexual maturity. Their life expectancy of 40 years is one of the longest in birds. 

*All information provided are from wikipedia. The photos above are taken by yours truly at Jurong Bird Park, Singapore.
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  1. Karen7 March 2012 at 11:07

    Oh, beautiful light in these photos!

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  2. rainfield617 March 2012 at 12:19

    Their legs are long and slender.
    Must have gone to gym very often.

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    1. Naqvee7 March 2012 at 15:09

      hehe.. yes they only did cross trainer there ! No squats ! and NO crunches !

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    2. Naqvee7 March 2012 at 15:14

      There so vibrant ! You reminded me of my 4th grade project where I had to draw a bird and my sister drew this for me on a chart paper. I didnt like this at first, it was a strange kind of bird to me.. but when I got appreciation and a prize for it in school so was more than happy. It was pasted in my class 4th activity board and recently I got to know that the flamingo chart was now in our artroom resting in a wall, framed !!

      Thanks for sharing

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  3. eileeninmd7 March 2012 at 18:02

    The flamingos are beautiful, thanks for sharing. Wonderful photos.

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  4. Leora7 March 2012 at 19:54

    Such interesting animals, flamingos! I've only seen them in the zoo.

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  5. Wolfsrosebud7 March 2012 at 21:32

    so elegant

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  6. Travelentz8 March 2012 at 04:40

    its so colourful, love it.here's mine, hope you can visit too.

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  7. carol l mckenna8 March 2012 at 07:09

    Great post ~ most informative and lovely photos ~namaste, carol (A Creative Harbor) linked with Watery W

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  8. Mary Howell Cromer8 March 2012 at 07:38

    Flamingos, beautiful alone, or in groupings...the bottom images is wonderful!!!

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  9. Springman8 March 2012 at 11:04

    Perfect post!

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  10. Tatjana Parkacheva9 March 2012 at 06:50

    Beautiful flamingos.

    Regards and best wishes

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  11. ExploreColorado18 April 2013 at 01:20

    Such beautiful creatures.

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