flamingo

Once a glamorous racetrack, Hialeah Park became iconic for its pink flamingos. A century later, the birds — and memories — remain, kept alive by locals like historian and former worker Ken Wilde.

One of the largest flocks of American flamingos in a decade was spotted in the Everglades last week by avian ecologist and restoration scientist Mark Cook. The previous largest group was a flock of 147 flamingos in 2014.

After Peaches' tracker failed in 2023, he was found raising a family on the Yucatan Peninsula. Researchers said this might be evidence the birds migrate between Florida and Mexico.

Flamingos look silly when they eat, but new research suggests they're actually being smart.

A veterinarian and conservation expert spoke about invasive and nonnative organisms during a special live show of "The Florida Roundup" recorded at Zoo Miami.

Rep. Jim Mooney, R-Islamorada, filed a proposal that would lead to the flamingo replacing the mockingbird, which has been the state’s bird since 1927. The bill also would name the Florida scrub jay as the official state songbird.

Real pink flamingos, not the cheesy plastic ones in the front yard, return to South Florida via hurricane after winds catch them between Cuba and the Yucatan Peninsula

Birders, tourists — as well as local celebrities like Steven Spielberg — are flocking to see a lone flamingo among the swans. Audubon Florida said that Hurricane Idalia, which swept into Florida in August 2023 and sent flocks of flamingos flying north, may have had something to do with the bird’s arrival.

Scientists believe modern flamingos, which state wildlife officials do not believe are native, are reclaiming their historic range and want the birds reclassified. A new Audubon count has raised their optimism.

May is the beginning of flamingo nesting season, and researchers are crossing their fingers that the large, apparently healthy population could start popping out fledglings on Florida soil for the first time in a century.

The state's first ever flamingo census takes flight for a week, beginning Sunday.

A push to crown the iconic flamingo the state bird is making its way around Tallahassee as flocks increase across the state.