Galapagos Species Database

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Phoenicopterus ruber Linnaeus, 1758

Flamenco, Flamingo

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Chordata

Class
Aves

Order
Phoenicopteriformes

Family
Phoenicopteridae

Genus
Phoenicopterus

Species
ruber

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Phoenicopterus ruber ruber (GBIF Secretariat, 2021)

References

  • GBIF Secretariat (2021) GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei Accessed via https://www.gbif.org/species/5284517
  • Integrated Taxonomic Information System (2021) Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). Www.itis.gov
  • Jiménez-Uzcátegui, G. Naranjo, S. (2009) Population index of Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber (Aves: Phoenicopteridae) in Galapagos 2009. Brenesia 73-74: 154-156.
  • Jiménez-Uzcátegui, G. (2009) Censo total de flamencos 2009. Informe técnico para la Fundación Charles Darwin y Parque Nacional. Galápagos. Puerto Ayora, Ecuador, 13 pp.
  • Valle, C.A. Coulter, M.C. (1987) Present status of the Flightless Cormorant, Galápagos Penguin and greater Flamingo populations in the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador, after the 1982–1983 El Niño. Condor 89(2): 276–281.
  • Vargas, F.H. Barlow, S., Hart, T., Jiménez-Uzcátegui, G., Chávez, J., Naranjo, S. & Macdonald, D.W. (2008) Effects of climate on the abundant and distribution of flamingos in the Galápagos Islands. Journal of Zoology 276: 252-265.

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"Galapagos Species Database, Phoenicopterus ruber", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=20320. Accessed 1 November 2026.