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An American Flamingo flying low over a calm lagoon, neck and legs stretched out, with more flamingos wading in the background
Species

American Flamingo

Flamenco Americano
Phoenicopterus ruber
Family
Phoenicopteridae
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern
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01Field notes

Filters small crustaceans and algae from shallow salty lagoons with its head upside down. The peninsula's flocks breed at Ría Lagartos and spread along the north coast, including the lagoon behind Holbox.

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