فلامنگو

فلامنگو; Flamingo; Temporal range: Eocene–Recent PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K
	An American Flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber), with Chilean Flamingos (P. chilensis) in the background
التصنيف الفهمي
مملكة:	الحيوانية
Phylum:	الحبليات
Class:	الطيور
Infraclass:	حديثات الفك
Order:	نحاميات; Fürbringer, 1888
Family:	Phoenicopteridae; Bonaparte, 1831
Genus:	''Phoenicopterus Phoenicoparrus''; Linnaeus, 1758
Species
	See text

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Lesser Flamingos in the Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania

Andean Flamingos in the Laguna Colorada, Bolivia.

Greater Flamingoes Phoenicopterus roseus at Pocharam lake, Andhra Pradesh, الهند.

الفلامنگو أوالنحاميات (pronunciation ()) are gregarious wading birds in the genus Phoenicopterus and family Phoenicopteridae.ويوجد أربع منه أنواع في الأمريكتين ونوعين في العالم القديم.

الأنواع

Six flamingo species are recognised by most sources, and these are generally placed in one genus. Two species, the Andean and the James's Flamingo, are often placed in the genus Phoenicoparrus instead of Phoenicopterus.

Species	Geographic location
Greater Flamingo (P. roseus)	Old World	Parts of Africa, S. Europe and S. and SW Asia (Most widespread flamingo).
Lesser Flamingo (P. minor)	Old World	Africa (e.g. Great Rift Valley) to NW India (most numerous flamingo).
Chilean Flamingo (P. chilensis)	New World	Temperate S. South America.
James's Flamingo (P. jamesi)		High Andes in Peru, Chile, Bolivia and Argentina.
Andean Flamingo (P. andinus)		High Andes in Peru, Chile, Bolivia and Argentina.
American Flamingo (P. ruber)		Caribbean and Galapagos islands.

التطور

سجل الحفريات

اللحميات
- Elornis (Middle? Eocene - Early Oligocene) - includes Actiornis
- Phoenicopteridae gen. et sp. indet. (Camacho Middle? - Late Miocene? of San José, Uruguay)
- Prehistoric species of Phoenicopterus:
  - Phoenicopterus croizeti (Middle Oligocene - Middle Miocene of C Europe)
  - Phoenicopterus floridanus (Early Pliocene of Florida)
  - Phoenicopterus stocki (Middle Pliocene of Rincón, Mexico)
  - Phoenicopterus copei (Late Pleistocene of W North America and C Mexico)
  - Phoenicopterus minutus (Late Pleistocene of California, USA)
  - Phoenicopterus aethiopicus

العلاقات

American Flamingos at Chester Zoo.

American Flamingo and offspring

الوصف

The arcuate bill of this American Flamingo is well adapted to bottom scooping

السلوك

American Flamingos, many standing on one leg, in Lago de Oviedo, Dominican Republic

وضع الحفاظ

Moche Ceramic Depicting Flamingo. 200 A.D. Larco Museum Collection Lima, Peru.

في الأسر

علاقته بالبشر

معرض الصور

Chilean flamingos at the Las Vegas Zoo
American Flamingo at National Zoo Washington, DC.
Lesser Flamingos in flight
Greater Flamingoes Phoenicopterus roseus after taking off
Greater Flamingoes Phoenicopterus roseus calling
Greater Flamingoes Phoenicopterus roseus feeding
Greater Flamingoes Phoenicopterus roseus in flight
Greater Flamingoes Phoenicopterus roseus landing
Greater Flamingoes Phoenicopterus roseus scape
Greater Flamingoes Phoenicopterus roseus taking off
American Flamingo at a zoo in Frankfurt, probably sleeping unihemispherically
Flamingo at Laguna Colorada
A Flamingo from Antalya region, إيطاليا
Flamingo watching one of its eggs hatch
Flamingo with its chick
Flamingos at Dublin Zoo.
Flamingos at Miami Metro Zoo.
Flamingo as it appeared in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865)

المصادر

^ Ubilla, M. (1990). "Primer registro fósil de Phoenicopteridae (Aves: Charadriiformes) para el Uruguay (Mio-Plioceno)". Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências. 62: 61–68. ISSN 0001-3765. Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)

وصلات خارجية

Hilty, Steven L. (2003): Birds of Venezuela. Christopher Helm, London. ISBN 0-7136-6418-5
Svensson, Lars; Zetterström, Dan; Mullarney, Killian & Grant, P. J. (1999): Collins bird guide. HarperCollins, London. ISBN 0-00-219728-6