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Caribbean Flamingo
Caribbean Flamingo
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Phoenicopterus ruber
Breeds on small islands of America & also known as the American Flamingos.
Adults have reddish-pink plumage & are smaller on average than Greater Flamingos, but are the largest Flamingos in the Americas.
Juveniles are greyer than the Adults.
They flight with their necks outstreched.
The call is a goose like honking.