American Flamingo Posted on October 3, 2013 by geek I photographed several American Flamingos (Phoenicopterus ruber) in the Galapagos as they skimmed for food in a salty pond. American Flamingo, Floreana Island, Galapagos, Ecuador, January 7, 2005 American Flamingos, Floreana Island, Galapagos, Ecuador, January 7, 2005