Family
Flamingos
Phoenicopteridae
6 species with a page on Motmot.
Order: Phoenicopteriformes
Flamingos or flamingoes () are a type of wading bird in the family Phoenicopteridae, which is the only extant family in the order Phoenicopteriformes. There are four flamingo species distributed throughout the Americas (including the Caribbean), and two species native to Afro-Eurasia. A group of flamingos is called a "flamboyance", or a "stand".
Species in this family
- Lesser Flamingo Phoeniconaias minor
- Andean Flamingo Phoenicoparrus andinus
- James's Flamingo Phoenicoparrus jamesi
- Chilean Flamingo Phoenicopterus chilensis
- Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus
- American Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber
Lookalikes compared
- American Flamingo vs Andean Flamingo
- American Flamingo vs Greater Flamingo
- American Flamingo vs Lesser Flamingo
- Andean Flamingo vs James's Flamingo
- Chilean Flamingo vs American Flamingo
- Chilean Flamingo vs Andean Flamingo
- Chilean Flamingo vs Greater Flamingo
- Chilean Flamingo vs James's Flamingo
- Chilean Flamingo vs Lesser Flamingo
- Greater Flamingo vs James's Flamingo
- Greater Flamingo vs Lesser Flamingo