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Taxonomic source(s)
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A. and Fishpool, L.D.C. 2014. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 1: Non-passerines. Lynx Edicions BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.
Knox, A.G., Collinson, M., Helbig, A.J., Parkin, D.T. and Sangster,G. 2002. Taxonomic recommendations for British birds. Ibis 144: 707-710.

Red List criteria met

Critically Endangered	Endangered	Vulnerable
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Red List history

Year	Category	Criteria
2021	Least Concern
2018	Least Concern
2016	Least Concern
2012	Least Concern
2009	Least Concern
2008	Least Concern
2004	Least Concern
2000	Not Recognised
1994	Not Recognised
1988	Not Recognised

Migratory status	full migrant	Forest dependency	does not normally occur in forest
Land-mass type		Average mass	-

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident)	12,800,000 km2	medium
Extent of Occurrence (non-breeding)	12,800,000 km2	medium
Severely fragmented?	no	-

	Estimate	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
Population size	150000-205000 mature individuals	poor	inferred	2019
Population trend	increasing	-	suspected	-
Generation length	12.65 years	-	-	-

Population justification: The population is inferred to fall in the range 219,490-307,490 individuals (Wetlands International 2019), roughly equating to 150,000-205,000 mature individuals.

Trend justification: The population is increasing overall, although some populations may be stable (Partners in Flight 2019, Wetlands International 2019).

Country/Territory	Presence	Origin	Resident	Breeding visitor	Non-breeding visitor	Passage migrant
Anguilla (to UK)	extant	vagrant
Antigua and Barbuda	extinct	native
Aruba (to Netherlands)	extant	native	yes
Bahamas	extant	native	yes
Barbados	extant	vagrant
Belize	extant	vagrant
Bermuda (to UK)	extant	vagrant
Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba (to Netherlands)	extant	native
Brazil	extant	vagrant
Canada	extant	vagrant
Cayman Islands (to UK)	extant	vagrant
Colombia	extant	native	yes
Cuba	extant	native	yes
Curaçao (to Netherlands)	extant	native	yes
Dominican Republic	extant	native	yes
Ecuador	extant	native	yes
French Guiana	extant	vagrant
Guadeloupe (to France)	extant	vagrant
Guyana	extant	native	yes
Haiti	extant	native	yes
Honduras	extant	vagrant
Jamaica	extant	native			yes
Mexico	extant	native			yes
Puerto Rico (to USA)	extant	native			yes
St Kitts and Nevis	extant	vagrant
St Lucia	extant	vagrant
Suriname	extant	native	yes
Trinidad and Tobago	extant	native	yes
Turks and Caicos Islands (to UK)	extant	native	yes
USA	extant	native	yes
Venezuela	extant	native	yes
Virgin Islands (to UK)	extant	reintroduced	yes
Virgin Islands (to USA)	extant	vagrant

Country/Territory	IBA Name
Bahamas	Great Inagua
Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba (to Netherlands)	Pelkermeer Saltworks, Bonaire
Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba (to Netherlands)	Washington-Slagbaai National Park, Bonaire
Colombia	Complejo de Humedales Costeros de la Guajira
Cuba	Cayo Sabinal, Ballenatos y Manglares de la Bahía de Nuevitas
Cuba	Ciénaga de Zapata
Cuba	Delta del Cauto
Cuba	Gran Humedal del Norte de Ciego de Ávila
Cuba	Las Picuas - Del Cristo Cay
Cuba	Río Máximo
Guyana	Guyana East Coast
Mexico	Ichka' Ansijo
Mexico	Los Petenes
Mexico	Reserva Estatal de Dzilam
Mexico	Ría Celestún
Mexico	Ría Lagartos
Turks and Caicos Islands (to UK)	North, Middle and East Caicos Ramsar Site
Venezuela	Humedal Chacopata
Venezuela	Humedales Boca de Hueque y Sauca
Venezuela	Humedales Boca del Río Unare
Venezuela	Parque Nacional Archipiélago Los Roques
Venezuela	Pedernales-Capure
Venezuela	Refugio de Fauna Silvestre Cuare
Venezuela	Refugio de Fauna Silvestre y Reserva de Pesca Ciénaga de Los Olivitos
Venezuela	Refugio de Fauna Silvestre y Reserva de Pesca Laguna de Boca de Caño
Venezuela	Reserva de Fauna Silvestre Tucurere

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	Coastal Brackish/Saline Lagoons/Marine Lakes	major	non-breeding
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	Coastal Brackish/Saline Lagoons/Marine Lakes	major	breeding
Altitude		Occasional altitudinal limits

Purpose	Scale
Pets/display animals, horticulture	subsistence, national

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: American Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/american-flamingo-phoenicopterus-ruber on 23/11/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 23/11/2024.