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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Flamingo \Fla*min"go\, noun; pl. {Flamingoes}. [Sp. flamenco, cf. Pg. flamingo, Prov. flammant, F. flamant; prop. a p. pr. meaning flaming. So called in allusion to its color. See {Flame}.] (Zo["o]l.) Any bird of the genus {Ph[oe]nicopterus}. The flamingoes have webbed feet, very long legs, and a beak bent down as if broken. Their color is usually red or pink. The American flamingo is {P. ruber}; the European is {P. antiquorum}.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
flamingo
noun: large pink to scarlet web-footed wading bird with down-bent bill; inhabits brackish lakes [also: {flamingoes} (pl)]
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