American Flamingo

Phoenicopterus ruber
Family
Flamingos
Order
Phoenicopteriformes
Codes
grefla2, AMFL
๐Ÿ“‹ Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderPhoenicopteriformes
FamilyFlamingos (Phoenicopteridae)
SpeciesPhoenicopterus ruber
Codesgrefla2, AMFL
๐Ÿ” Identification

The American Flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber) is a member of the Flamingos family within the order Phoenicopteriformes. This species is classified in the eBird taxonomy maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Use the eBird species code grefla2 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.