American Flamingo

One of the most beautiful birds in the world is the American Flamingo or Caribbean Flamingo, a large species of flamingo. The bill is pink and white with a restricted black tip and is one of its most notable features. The American Flamingo breeds in the Galapagos Islands, coastal Colombia and Venezuela and nearby islands, the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico, and in the northern Caribbean in the Bahamas, Hispaniola, Cuba and Turks and Caicos. The American Flamingo is 120-140 cm in length; males weigh 2.8 kg and females 2.2 kg.