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2. American flamingo - Wikipedia

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   Living in the equatorial region of the world, the American flamingo has little variation in seasonal temperature changes. However, as a homeothermic endotherm it is still faced with the challenge of maintaining a constant body temperature while being exposed to both the day (light period) and night (dark period) temperatures of its environments.

3. List of Phoenicopteriformes by population - Wikipedia

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   Andean flamingo: Phoenicoparrus andinus: 38,000 [1] VU [1] [1] Maximum estimate. The population has been steadily decreasing, and current population is unknown. [1] James's flamingo: Phoenicoparrus jamesi: 106,000 [2] NT [2] [2] Estimated value from 2010 census. Actual population will likely be lower due to habitat loss. [2] American flamingo ...

4. Phoenicopterus - Wikipedia

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   The genus Phoenicopterus was introduced in 1758 by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in the tenth edition of his Systema Naturae to accommodate a single species, the American flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber. [1] [2] The genus name is Latin for "flamingo". [3]

5. Flamingo - Wikipedia

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   The greater flamingo is the tallest of the six different species of flamingos, standing at 3.9 to 4.7 feet (1.2 to 1.4 m) with a weight up to 7.7 pounds (3.5 kg), and the shortest flamingo species (the lesser) has a height of 2.6 feet (0.8 m) and weighs 5.5 pounds (2.5 kg).

6. The Fascinating World of Flamingo Filter Feeding: How ... - AOL

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   Chilean flamingoes weigh between 5.5 and 7.75 pounds and can grow to nearly 5 feet tall. Their plumage is pink and white, and their distinctive bent bill is black and white.

7. The Ultimate List: 101 Animals That Start With ‘A’ - AOL

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   2. Acorn Woodpecker. These birds get their name from their unique habit of storing acorns in trees, which they use as a food source. Sometimes, they can store tens of thousands of them.

8. Phoenicopterus copei - Wikipedia

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   Phoenicopterus copei is an extinct species of flamingo that inhabited North America during the Late Pleistocene. Its fossils have been discovered in Oregon , California , Mexico and Florida . Many of these localities preserve the remains of juvenile individuals, indicating that this species nested at the lakes found there.

9. A flamingo on Cape Cod? Reported sighting in Dennis ... - AOL

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   A reported sighting of an American flamingo at Chapin Beach in Dennis on Sunday afternoon has set the Cape Cod birding world aflutter.