American Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (47)
- Subspecies (2)
Josep del Hoyo, Peter F. D. Boesman, and Ernest Garcia
Version: 1.1 — Published October 22, 2024
Revision Notes
Revision Notes
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Amerikaanse Flamink |
| Asturian | Flamencu del Caribe |
| Basque | Flamenko karibearra |
| Bulgarian | Американско фламинго |
| Catalan | flamenc del Carib |
| Chinese (SIM) | 美洲红鹳 |
| Croatian | karipski plamenac |
| Czech | plameňák americký |
| Dutch | Caribische flamingo |
| English | American Flamingo |
| English (United States) | American Flamingo |
| Estonian | punaflamingo |
| Finnish | karibianflamingo |
| French | Flamant des Caraïbes |
| French (Canada) | Flamant des Caraïbes |
| French (Haiti) | Flamant des Caraïbes |
| Galician | Flamengo caribeño |
| German | Kubaflamingo |
| Greek | Αμερικανικό Φοινικόπτερο |
| Haitian Creole (Haiti) | Flanman wòz |
| Hebrew | פלמינגו אמריקני |
| Icelandic | Eyjaflæmingi |
| Italian | Fenicottero caraibico |
| Japanese | オオフラミンゴ |
| Latvian | Sarkanais flamings |
| Lithuanian | Karibinis flamingas |
| Norwegian | rødflamingo |
| Polish | flaming karmazynowy |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | flamingo |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Flamingo-americano |
| Romanian | Flaming american |
| Russian | Красный фламинго |
| Serbian | Američki plamenac |
| Slovak | plameniak červený |
| Slovenian | Ameriški plamenec |
| Spanish | Flamenco Rojo |
| Spanish (Cuba) | Flamenco |
| Spanish (Dominican Republic) | Flamenco |
| Spanish (Ecuador) | Flamenco Americano |
| Spanish (Honduras) | Flamenco Americano |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Flamenco Americano |
| Spanish (Puerto Rico) | Flamenco Americano |
| Spanish (Spain) | Flamenco rojo |
| Spanish (Venezuela) | Flamenco |
| Swedish | karibisk flamingo |
| Turkish | Amerika Flamingosu |
| Ukrainian | Фламінго червоний |
Revision Notes
Maria G. Smith standardized the content with Clements taxonomy.
Phoenicopterus ruber Linnaeus, 1758
PROTONYM:
Phoenicopterus ruber
Linnaeus, 1758. Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1, p.139.
TYPE LOCALITY:
'Africa, America, rarius in Europa.' Restricted type locality. West Indies.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- PHOENICOPTERUS
- phoenicoptera / phoenicopterus
- ruber
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
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Distribution of the American Flamingo
