Greater Flamingo - Phoenicopterus ruber
Florida's Nonnative Wildlife. Species detail.
First year: 1930's
Extirpated year:
Established status: Species have
populations whose status is unknown.
Estimated Florida range: 8
counties Not reported breeding
Statewide trend: Unknown
status
Threats to natives:
Unknown
Species Account: This species
occurs naturally in Florida as a vagrant from the West Indies,
Cuba, and the Bahamas. It was formerly abundant in extreme South
Florida. However, captive flocks were established in South Florida
in the 1930s, and these feral, semi-domestic birds are confused
with birds arriving into Florida naturally.
Habitats: Estuarine
community
| County |
First Year |
Extirpated Year |
Breeding status |
Notes |
| Brevard |
1992 |
|
Not reported breeding |
Merritt Island NWR |
| Dade |
1950s |
|
Not reported breeding |
|
| Franklin |
1995 |
|
Not reported breeding |
probably West Indian birds displaced by Hurricane Allison
(Pranty 1996e) |
| Hillsborough |
2000 |
|
Not reported breeding |
1 unbanded escapee near Alafia Bank. Pranty 2000b |
| Manatee |
1999 |
|
Not reported breeding |
probably was the bird that escaped from a Sarasota exhibit
Pranty 1999b |
| Monroe |
1994 |
|
Not reported breeding |
Everglades National Park e.g. Pranty 1994a |
| Saint Lucie |
1999 |
|
Not reported breeding |
Hutchinson Island, Fort Pierce (St. Lucie) 28 Sep was thought
to be a Georges-driven bird Pranty 1999c |
| Wakulla |
1995 |
|
Not reported breeding |
probably West Indian birds displaced by Hurricane Allison
(Pranty 1996e) |
References
Pranty, B. 1993d. Field Observations [FALL REPORT:
AUGUST-NOVEMBER 1992] Florida Field Naturalist 21(2):42-51,
1993
Pranty, B. 1996e. Field observations [summer
report: June-July1995]. Florida Field Naturalist 24:18-24.
Pranty, B. 1999c. Field observations [FALL REPORT:
AUGUST-NOVEMBER 1998] Florida Field Naturalist 27(2):62-75,
1999.
Pranty, B. 2000b. Field observations [spring
report: March to May 2000]. Florida Field Naturalist
28:204-215.
Robertson, W. B., and G. E. Woolfenden. 1992.
Florida bird species: an annotated list. Florida Ornithological
Society, Gainesville, Florida, USA.
Stevenson, H. M., and B. H. Anderson. 1994. The
birdlife of Florida. University Press of Florida, Gainesville,
Florida, USA.
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