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American Flamingo

Phoenicopterus ruber

Photo by JasmineJ
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Description:

By stomping the ground, this filter-feeding American Flamingo is trying to suspend food into the water column (see video). A nearby Common Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus cachinnans) is hoping to get some free food. This spotting was on Isabela Island, Galápagos.

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Comments (2)
JasmineJ
Thank you for correcting me on the duck!
Charles Darwin Foundation for the Galapagos
Beautiful spotting and great video, Jasmine! The bird benefitting from the flamingo's activity is not a duck, but a Gallinule or Moorhen, Gallinula chloropus, as far as I can make out.

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PublishedAugust 25, 2013

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