American Flamingo or Caribbean Flamingo, Phoenicopterus ruber. Flamingos are the only non-extinct bird in the order Phoenicopteriformes Stock Video Footage - Alamy

American Flamingo or Caribbean Flamingo, Phoenicopterus ruber. Flamingos are the only non-extinct bird in the order Phoenicopteriformes Stock Video Footage - Alamy

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American Flamingo or Caribbean Flamingo, Phoenicopterus ruber. Flamingos are the only non-extinct bird in the order Phoenicopteriformes.

Flamingo Flamingos or flamingoes[a] (/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. A group of flamingos is called a "flamboyance",[2] or a "stand".[3] The name flamingo comes from Portuguese or Spanish flamengo 'flame-colored'; in turn, the word comes from Provençal flame