Bird Guide
Guide to North American Birds
Explore more than 800 North American bird species, learn about their lives and habitats, and how ÃÛèÖAPP change is impacting their ability to survive.
1 birds
American Flamingo
Phoenicopterus ruber
Flamingos
At a Glance
Until about 1900, flocks of flamingos from the Bahamas regularly migrated to Florida Bay, in what is now Everglades National Park. Today, most flamingos seen on the loose in North America are considered suspect, as possible escapees from aviaries or zoos. However, some of those appearing in Florida Bay may still be wanderers from Bahamian colonies, and some seen in coastal Texas may come from colonies on the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico.
Conservation Status
Least Concern
Habitat
Coasts and Shorelines, Saltwater Wetlands