TAMPA, Fla. — The giant pink flamingo at Tampa International Airport is ever so close to receiving an "official" name — and now, voting is open!

HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. — The Name the Flamingo competition at Tampa International Airport (TPA) has named three finalists. The judges selected the top three candidates from among the more ...

TAMPA, Fla. — After more than 65,000 entries and 37,000 votes from around the world, Tampa International Airport's giant pink flamingo officially has a name.

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That is why I think I should have won the contest to name the splendid flamingo sculpture at Tampa International Airport. More than 60,000 names were submitted. I entered one of them.

According to TPA, Bryan's reason for naming the flamingo Phoebe was a play on the word Phoenicopterus, the flamingo's scientific name. TPA said the name Phoebe received over 37,000 total votes.

The two birds were among nine young American flamingos, ranging from 5 months to 2 years old, recently welcomed to the zoo for the first time since 1997. Two new flamingos win names in Brookfield ...