Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Amerikaanse Flamink |
| Asturian | Flamencu del Caribe |
| Basque | Karibeko flamenkoa |
| Bulgarian | Американско фламинго |
| Catalan | flamenc del Carib |
| Chinese (SIM) | 美洲红鹳 |
| Croatian | karipski plamenac |
| Czech | plameňák americký |
| Dutch | Caribische Flamingo |
| English | American Flamingo |
| English (United States) | American Flamingo |
| Finnish | karibianflamingo |
| French | Flamant des Caraïbes |
| French (France) | Flamant des Caraïbes |
| French (Haiti) | Flamant des Caraïbes |
| Galician | Flamengo caribeño |
| German | Kubaflamingo |
| Greek | Αμερικανικό Φοινικόπτερο |
| Haitian Creole (Haiti) | Flanman wòz |
| Hebrew | פלמינגו אמריקני |
| Icelandic | Eyjaflæmingi |
| Italian | Fenicottero caraibico |
| Japanese | オオフラミンゴ |
| Lithuanian | Karibinis flamingas |
| Norwegian | rødflamingo |
| Polish | flaming karmazynowy |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | flamingo |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Flamingo-americano |
| Romanian | Flaming american |
| Russian | Красный фламинго |
| Serbian | Američki plamenac |
| Slovak | plameniak červený |
| Slovenian | Ameriški plamenec |
| Spanish | Flamenco Rojo |
| Spanish (Cuba) | Flamenco |
| Spanish (Dominican Republic) | Flamenco |
| Spanish (Ecuador) | Flamenco Americano |
| Spanish (Honduras) | Flamenco Americano |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Flamenco Americano |
| Spanish (Puerto Rico) | Flamenco Americano |
| Spanish (Spain) | Flamenco rojo |
| Spanish (Venezuela) | Flamenco |
| Swedish | karibisk flamingo |
| Turkish | Amerika Flamingosu |
| Ukrainian | Фламінго червоний |
Phoenicopterus ruber Linnaeus, 1758
PROTONYM:
Phoenicopterus ruber
Linnaeus, 1758. Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1, p.139.
TYPE LOCALITY:
'Africa, America, rarius in Europa.' Restricted type locality. West Indies.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- PHOENICOPTERUS
- phoenicopterus
- ruber
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
American Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber Scientific name definitions
Josep del Hoyo, Peter F. D. Boesman, and Ernest Garcia
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated February 4, 2015
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated February 4, 2015
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Revision History
Birds of the World
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Version 1.0
- March 4, 2020
- American Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber
Authors
Josep del Hoyo, Peter F. D. Boesman, and Ernest Garcia
Recommended Citation
del Hoyo, J., P. F. D. Boesman, and E. F. J. Garcia (2020). American Flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.grefla2.01
Handbook of the Birds of the World
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Last Published Version
- February 4, 2015
- American Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber
Authors
Josep del Hoyo, Peter F. D. Boesman, and Ernest Garcia
Revisors
Peter F. D. Boesman and Ernest Garcia
Recommended Citation
del Hoyo, J., P. F. D. Boesman, and E. F. J. Garcia (2015). American Flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber). In Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
