فلامنگو

من أجل استخدامات أخرى، انظر فلامنگو (توضيح).

فلامنگو Flamingo Temporal range: Eocene–Recent PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N An American Flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber), with Chilean Flamingos (P. chilensis) in the background التصنيف العلمي 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

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

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 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)		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.

 معرض الصور

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  Chilean flamingos at the Las Vegas Zoo

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  American Flamingo at National Zoo Washington, DC.

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  Lesser Flamingos in flight

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  Greater Flamingoes Phoenicopterus roseus after taking off

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  Greater Flamingoes Phoenicopterus roseus calling

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  Greater Flamingoes Phoenicopterus roseus feeding

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  Greater Flamingoes Phoenicopterus roseus in flight

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  Greater Flamingoes Phoenicopterus roseus landing

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  Greater Flamingoes Phoenicopterus roseus scape

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  Greater Flamingoes Phoenicopterus roseus taking off

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  American Flamingo at a zoo in Frankfurt, probably sleeping unihemispherically

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  Flamingo at Laguna Colorada

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  A Flamingo from Antalya region, إيطاليا

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  Flamingo watching one of its eggs hatch

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  Flamingo with its chick

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  Flamingos at Dublin Zoo.

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  Flamingos at Miami Metro Zoo.

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  Flamingo as it appeared in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865)

 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

 وصلات خارجية

توجد في معرفةالفصائل معلومات أكثر حول:

Phoenicopteridae

• Flamingo Resource Centre
• Greater Flamingos near Izmir - Turkey
• Photo of a juvenile flamingo
• Flamingo videos and photos on the Internet Bird Collection
• Why flamingoes stand on one leg