We have also watched and learned. We built a larger nesting mound this year after noticing the flamingos slipping off last year. There just wasn't enough room for all of them. American flamingos, also called Caribbean flamingos, are native to parts of the Yucatan, parts of the West Indies, Bahamas, Galapagos Islands, and the northernmost tip of South America. Their signature pink color is the result of pigments found in their diet of insects, algae and brine shrimp.
Chicks are gray or white when hatched.
Of all six species of flamingos, the Caribbeans are the brightest shade of pink.