WoRMS taxon details
Phoenicopterus ruber Linnaeus, 1758
212708 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:212708)
accepted
Species
Phoenicopterus roseus Pallas, 1811 · unaccepted
brackish, terrestrial
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors 
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Description Length: 136-172 cm <393>; 127-140 cm <391>. Plumage: generally white with pink wash; wing coverts and axillaries bright red; flight...
Description Length: 136-172 cm <393>; 127-140 cm <391>. Plumage: generally white with pink wash; wing coverts and axillaries bright red; flight feathers black. Immature greyish without red in wings. Bare parts: iris red; lores and eye-ring pink; bill pink with black tip, grey in immature; feet and legs bright coral pink, grey in immature. Habitat: brackish and saline coastal and inland waters. <388><393><391> [details]
WoRMS (2026). Phoenicopterus ruber Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=212708 on 2026-08-15
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Nomenclature
original description
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors [request]
basis of record Brown, L.H., E.K. Urban & K. Newman. (1982). The Birds of Africa, Volume I. <em>Academic Press, London.</em> [details]
[request]basis of record Brown, L.H., E.K. Urban & K. Newman. (1982). The Birds of Africa, Volume I. <em>Academic Press, London.</em> [details]
Other
context source (RAS)
Australian Antarctic Data Centre. , available online at https://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/biodiversity/ [details]
context source (Bermuda) Amos, E. J. R. (1991). A Guide to The Birds of Bermuda. 206 pp [details]
additional source Gallardo, J. C.; Macías, V.; Velarde, E. (2009). Birds (Vertebrata: Aves) of the Gulf of Mexico. <em>In: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.</em> Pp. 1321–1342. [details]
context source (Bermuda) Amos, E. J. R. (1991). A Guide to The Birds of Bermuda. 206 pp [details]
additional source Gallardo, J. C.; Macías, V.; Velarde, E. (2009). Birds (Vertebrata: Aves) of the Gulf of Mexico. <em>In: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.</em> Pp. 1321–1342. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Length: 136-172 cm <393>; 127-140 cm <391>. Plumage: generally white with pink wash; wing coverts and axillaries bright red; flight feathers black. Immature greyish without red in wings. Bare parts: iris red; lores and eye-ring pink; bill pink with black tip, grey in immature; feet and legs bright coral pink, grey in immature. Habitat: brackish and saline coastal and inland waters. <388><393><391> [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Albanian | flamingo i kuq | [details] |
| Bulgarian | Розово фламинго | [details] |
| Dutch | flamingo | [details] |
| English | greater flamingoAmerican flamingo | [details] |
| French | flamant des Caraïbes | [details] |
| German | Rosaflamingo [from synonym] | [details] |
| Hebrew | פלמינגו [from synonym] | [details] |
| Lithuanian | didysis flamingas [from synonym] | [details] |
| Modern Greek (1453-) | Ευρωπαϊκό Φοινικόπτερο [from synonym] | [details] |
| Norwegian Bokmål | rødflamingoflamingo [from synonym] | [details] |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | raudflamingoflamingo [from synonym] | [details] |
| Polish | flaming różowy [from synonym] | [details] |
| Russian | фламинго розовый [from synonym] | [details] |
| Slovenian | plamenec [from synonym] | [details] |
| Spanish | flamenco común [from synonym] | [details] |
| Swedish | större flamingo [from synonym]karibisk flamingo | [details] |
| Turkish | flamingobüyük flamingo [from synonym] | [details] |
| Ukrainian | Фламінго рожевий [from synonym]Фламінго [from synonym] | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (44 barcodes)
To Barcode of Life (59 barcodes) (from synonym Phoenicopterus roseus Pallas, 1811)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (336 publications) (from synonym Phoenicopterus roseus Pallas, 1811)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (556 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Phoenicopterus roseus) (from synonym Phoenicopterus roseus Pallas, 1811)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Phoenicopterus ruber)
To GenBank (212 nucleotides; 242 proteins)
To GenBank (301 nucleotides; 283 proteins) (from synonym Phoenicopterus roseus Pallas, 1811)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern) (from synonym Phoenicopterus roseus Pallas, 1811)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Phoenicopteridae (Flamingos), USNM 501683, carpometacarpus, dorsal)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Phoenicopteridae (Flamingos), USNM 501683, carpometacarpus, ventral)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Phoenicopterus roseus Pallas, 1811)
To ITIS
To Barcode of Life (59 barcodes) (from synonym Phoenicopterus roseus Pallas, 1811)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (336 publications) (from synonym Phoenicopterus roseus Pallas, 1811)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (556 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Phoenicopterus roseus) (from synonym Phoenicopterus roseus Pallas, 1811)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Phoenicopterus ruber)
To GenBank (212 nucleotides; 242 proteins)
To GenBank (301 nucleotides; 283 proteins) (from synonym Phoenicopterus roseus Pallas, 1811)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern) (from synonym Phoenicopterus roseus Pallas, 1811)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Phoenicopteridae (Flamingos), USNM 501683, carpometacarpus, dorsal)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Phoenicopteridae (Flamingos), USNM 501683, carpometacarpus, ventral)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Phoenicopterus roseus Pallas, 1811)
To ITIS
