- Phoeniconaias minor
Phoenicopterus minor
Identification
80–90 cm (31½-35½ in)
Pink and white plumage
Distribution
Africa, Pakistan and northwest India. Also recorded in many European countries as vagrants such as Spain and Turkey.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Formerly placed in genus Phoenicopterus.
Habitat
Mainly brackish lakes, lagoons, salt pans
Behaviour
Breeding
A single chalky white egg is laid on mounds they build of mud.
The Lesser Flamingo is at the front of the picture and a Greater Flamingo at the rear
Photo © by rony_roshtov
Israel March 2006
Photo © by rony_roshtov
Israel March 2006
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Lesser Flamingo. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 3 April 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Lesser_Flamingo
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