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Etymology

The name flamingo comes from Portuguese or Spanish flamengo ' flame-colored ', which in turn comes from Provençal flamenc – a combination of flama ' flame ' and a Germanic-like suffix -ing. The word may also have been influenced by the Spanish ethnonym flamenco ' Fleming ' or ' Flemish '.The name of the genus, Phoenicopterus, is from Ancient Greek φοινικόπτερος (phoinikopteros) ' crimson /red-feathered'; other genera names include Phoeniconaias, which means ' crimson/red water nymph (or naiad) ', and Phoenicoparrus, which means ' crimson/red bird (though, an unknown bird of omen) '.