Nonnatives - Chilean Flamingo

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 Year	Breeding status	Notes
Brevard	1984	1985	Not reported breeding	Probable escapee from Cypress Gardens (Stevenson and Anderson 1994).
Palm Beach	1999		Not reported breeding	2 at agricultural fields near Loxahatchee NWR
Polk	1991		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.