Fourchon flamingo

noun

roseate spoonbill

Meanings

nounFourchon flamingo (plural Fourchon flamingos)

plural Fourchon flamingos

  1. Louisianaroseate spoonbill

    One of the beautiful sights in the area is a bird dubbed the Fourchon Flamingo which I believe are really Roseate Spoonbills

    2019 August 13, Tony Leggio, “Party Down August 13, 2019”, in Ambush Magazine

Origin

From the bird's pink coloration and association with Port Fourchon.

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