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  2. Phoenicopteriformes - Wikipedia

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    Phoenicopteriformes / f iː n ɪ ˈ k ɒ p t ə r ɪ f ɔːr m iː z / is a group of water birds which comprises flamingos and their extinct relatives. Flamingos and the closely related grebes ( Podicipedidae ) are contained in the parent clade Mirandornithes .

  3. 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).

  4. Andean flamingo - Wikipedia

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    It is the largest flamingo in the Andes and is one of the two heaviest living flamingos alongside the taller greater flamingo. [5] Reportedly body mass of the Andean flamingo has ranged from 1.5 to 4.9 kg (3.3 to 10.8 lb), height from 1 to 1.4 m (3 ft 3 in to 4 ft 7 in) and wingspan from 1.4 to 1.6 m (4 ft 7 in to 5 ft 3 in).

  5. Roseate spoonbill - Wikipedia

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    The roseate spoonbill (Platalea ajaja) is a gregarious wading bird of the ibis and spoonbill family, Threskiornithidae. It is a resident breeder in both South and North America. The roseate spoonbill's pink color is diet-derived, consisting of the carotenoid pigment canthaxanthin, like the American flamingo.

  6. A Flamingo flock inspires hope. Have the rare birds returned ...

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    The stately, pink birds have been occasional visitors to the Sunshine State in recent decades, usually in small groups. A few have found semi-permanent winter homes in places like Merritt Island ...

  7. Category:Flamingos - Wikipedia

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    Print/export Download as PDF ... A group of large wading birds with disputed taxonomical status. ... Pages in category "Flamingos" The following 15 pages are in this ...

  8. 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]

  9. File:James's Flamingo mating ritual.jpg - Wikipedia

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