![]() ![]() All rights reserved.ĬENTURY 21 ®, the CENTURY 21 Logo and C21 ® are service marks owned by Century 21 Real Estate LLC. Condor: Ornithological Applications 120:291–304.©2023 Century 21 Real Estate LLC. Status and trends of American flamingos ( Phoenicopterus ruber) in Florida, USA. Pages 95–102 In Important Bird Areas in the Caribbean: Key Sites for Conservation. Important Bird Areas in the Caribbean – Bonaire. Assessment of the American Flamingo distribution, trends, and important breeding areas. Journal of Caribbean Ornithology 25:64–76. Current knowledge and conservation of Cuban waterbirds and their habitats. Reintroduction of Caribbean flamingos to the Virgin Islands: Support systems for a successful colony on Necker Island, British Virgin Islands. Journal of Caribbean Ornithology 23: 50–51. Nidificación reciente del Flamenco ( Phoenicopterus ruber) en República Dominicana. Revista Cubana de Ciencias Biológicas 4:93–98. Physical evidence of the metapopulation structure in Caribbean Flamingo ( Phoenicopterus ruber ruber) from sighting of banded birds. Caribbean flamingo breeding at Olivitos Wildlife Refuge and Fishing Reserve, Zulia, Venezuela. Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust, Slimbridge, U.K.Įspinoza F., and L. Flamingo, Bulletin of the IUCN-SSC/Wetlands International Flamingo Specialist Group, No. Waterbirds 23 (Special Publication 1):70–79.Ĭhildress B., F. A review of the ecology and conservation of Caribbean flamingos in Yucatán, Mexico. Florida’s population is estimated to be a fraction of 1% of the global population of this species.īaldassarre G.A., and F. ![]() Survey efforts are inconsistent across the range of the flamingo and recent data are lacking from some locations, but available information indicates that regional long-term population trends are stable or positive. The IUCN estimates the global population to be 260,000-330,000 mature individuals. The FWC treats flamingos as native species protected under the Federal Migratory Bird Treaty Act. A growing body of evidence over the years suggests that at least some American flamingos in Florida have arrived on their own from outside of the state. After about 1925, people started captive colonies of flamingos in South Florida, including a breeding colony at Hialeah Park Race Track in the 1930s, which still remains. Flamingos were native to Florida but disappeared from the state around the turn of the 20th century. The FWC considers flamingos native to Florida and this is not a new determination. In addition, flamingos are increasingly being reported in the shallow treatment wetlands created along the northern fringe of the Everglades. In Florida, American flamingos have been observed along much of the state’s coast however, outside of Hialeah, more than 95% of observations have occurred within the Everglades, Biscayne Bay and the Florida Keys. The American flamingo is generally considered to be non-migratory but is a strong flier that can move large distances in search of food or reproductive opportunities and as such can be found in additional countries throughout the Caribbean. There has been some evidence of recent breeding in the Dominican Republic and potential breeding sites also may exist in Colombia, Curaçao and the Turks and Caicos Islands. A small disjunct breeding population also occurs in the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador and a breeding colony of birds that were originally imported and kept captive via pinioning occurs in Florida. Globally, the American flamingo is widely distributed throughout the Caribbean, with breeding populations found in Cuba, Mexico, Venezuela, Bonaire, the British Virgin Islands, and the Bahamas. Florida Youth Conservation Centers Network.Great Florida Birding and Wildlife Trail.Report injured, orphaned or dead manatees.Report fish kills, wildlife emergencies, sightings, etc. ![]()
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