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FWC Home : Wildlife & Habitats :: Nonnative Species : Chilean Flamingo - Phoenicopterus chilensis :

Chilean Flamingo - Phoenicopterus chilensis

Florida's Nonnative Wildlife. Species detail.

First year: 1984

Extirpated year:

Established status: Species have populations whose status is unknown.

Estimated Florida range: 3 counties  Not reported breeding

Statewide trend: Unknown status

Threats to natives:  Unknown

Species Account: Native to South America

Habitats: 

County First Year Extirpated YearBreeding statusNotes
Brevard19841985Not reported breeding Probable escapee from Cypress Gardens (Stevenson and Anderson 1994).
Palm Beach1999 Not reported breeding2 at agricultural fields near Loxahatchee NWR
Polk1991 Not reported breeding 

References

Pranty, B. 1996b. A birder's guide to Florida. American Birding Association, Inc., Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA.

Pranty, B. 2000c. Field observations [Fall report: August-November 1999] Florida Field Naturalist 28(2):78-90, 2000.

Stevenson, H. M., and B. H. Anderson. 1994. The birdlife of Florida. University Press of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA.

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