The American Flamingo Phoenicopterus Rober On The Background Of Thickets. It Is Also Known As The Caribbean, Chilean Or Greater Royalty-Free Stock Photography

The American flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber is a large species of flamingo closely related to the greater flamingo and Chilean flamingo. It was formerly considered conspecific with the greater flamingo, but that treatment is now widely viewed as incorrect due to a lack of evidence. It is also known as the Caribbean flamingo, although it is also present in the Galapagos Islands. It is the only