American Flamingo
species of bird
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Summary
American Flamingo is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.59% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,275 views/month, #1,145 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Taxon rank: species[3]
- IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[4]
- Parent taxon: Phoenicopterus[5]
- Taxon name: Phoenicopterus ruber[6]
- Commons category: Phoenicopterus ruber[7]
- Topic's main category: Category:Phoenicopterus ruber[8]
- Commons gallery: Phoenicopterus ruber[9]
- Described at URL: https://australian.museum/learn/australia-over-time/extinct-animals/bluff-downs-flamingo/[10]
- Short name: P. ruber[11]
- Taxon common name: fflamingo mawr[12], American Flamingo[13], Kubaflamingo[14], Flamenco rojo[15], flamenc de Cuba[16], plameňák americký[17], punaflamingo[18], Rødflamingo[19], Красный фламинго[20], オオフラミンゴ[21], Cariberflamingo[22], karibianflamingo[23], karibi flamingó[24], flaming karmazynowy[25]
- Different from: Greater Flamingo[26]
- Wingspan: 1.53 m[27]
- Mass: 142 g[28], 3.579 kg[29], 2.525 kg[30]
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Identifiers
American Flamingo's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 4257[31]. American Flamingo's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 9217[32]. American Flamingo's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 45511321[33]. American Flamingo's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 9691034[34]. American Flamingo's ITIS TSN is recorded as 174976[35].
Why It Matters
American Flamingo has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] It is known by 63 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]