Caribbean Flamingos

Caribbean Flamingos (Phoenicopterus ruber)
Slagbaai National Park
BONAIRE, Netherlands Antilles, Caribbean
HABITAT & DISTRIBUTION: It is the only flamingo which naturally inhabits North America. It breeds in the Galápagos, coastal Colombia, Venezuela and nearby islands, besides the Guyanas and Cape Orange in Brazil. It also breeds in the Yucatán Peninsula of Mexico, and in the northern Caribbean in the Bahamas, Hispaniola, Cuba and the Turks and Caicos Islands.

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Caribbean Flamingos (Phoenicopterus ruber)<br />
Slagbaai National Park<br />
BONAIRE, Netherlands Antilles, Caribbean<br />
HABITAT & DISTRIBUTION: It is the only flamingo which naturally inhabits North America. It breeds in the Galápagos, coastal Colombia, Venezuela and nearby islands, besides the Guyanas and Cape Orange in Brazil. It also breeds in the Yucatán Peninsula of Mexico, and in the northern Caribbean in the Bahamas, Hispaniola, Cuba and the Turks and Caicos Islands.