Flamingo
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For other uses, see Flamingo (disambiguation).
"Pink flamingo" redirects here. For the film, see Pink Flamingos. For the lawn ornament, see Plastic flamingo.
Flamingos or flamingoes[lower-alpha 1] (/fləˈmɪŋɡoʊz/) are a type of wading bird in the family Phoenicopteridae, which is the only extant family in the order Phoenicopteriformes. There are four flamingo species distributed throughout the Americas (including the Caribbean), and two species native to Afro-Eurasia.
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Flamingos | |
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James's flamingos (P. jamesi) | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Phoenicopteriformes |
Family: | Phoenicopteridae Bonaparte, 1831 |
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Global distribution of flamingos |
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A group of flamingoes is called a "flamboyance".[2]