The largest and most widespread flamingo species, breeding in shallow saline lagoons across Africa, southern Europe and southwestern Asia, with the brine ponds of the Camargue in southern France providing one of its few regular European breeding sites. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
Facts
Classification
Living or ExtinctDerived from this species' own Conservation Status: this atlas's IUCN category list has no Extinct value, so a set conservation-status is itself evidence of living status (w-bfill-g5-0924 browse backfill). Identification
Distinguishing AppearancePinkish-white plumage with red wing coverts and black flight feathers, a down-curved pink bill with a black tip, and extremely long thin pink legs, often standing on one leg with the neck curled back. 1 Scientific Name Conservation Status Connections
Child Taxon Of
In Biome
Source Greater Flamingo (Wikipedia)
In Ecosystem
Source Camargue (Wikipedia)
Sources
1. Greater Flamingo (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia- Taxobox
Conservation status section
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Description section
Most of the plumage is pinkish-white, but the wing coverts are red and the primary and secondary flight feathers are black. The bill is pink with a restricted black tip, and the legs are entirely pink.
- In Biome: Estuary
View the Source Camargue (Wikipedia)
WikipediaWildlife sectionQuote, Wildlife section
Its brine ponds provide one of the few European habitats for the greater flamingo.
Catalogue of Life
Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of LifeChild Taxon Of: PhoenicopteriformesView the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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