An average adult flamingo is five feet tall and weighs between four to eight pounds, the zoo said. The birds are “rare to see even on the very southern tip of Florida,” Faherty said.

DESCRIPTION: The Andean flamingo is both the most rare and tallest of all six species of flamingo. It has a traditional pink coloration throughout its body, with a pale yellow face and black tail ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission considers the flamingo to be native to Florida, and the bird has cultural ties to the state, as indicated in the 21-foot-tall flamingo statue ...