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Greater Flamingo

Birds
Greater Flamingo

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
Diet
Omnivore 2
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 3
System (Realm)
Freshwater 3
Relationship to People
Agricultural or Structural Pest 4
Living or Extinct
Yes 1
Derived 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.
Scientific Name
Phoenicopterus roseus 1
Conservation Status
Least Concern 1
Body Size Band
Large 6
Activity Pattern
Diurnal 4
Lifespan
58.8 6
Identification
Distinguishing Appearance
Pinkish-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
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Appendix II 5
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 4
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Phoenicopteriformes, Taxa
Source Catalogue of Life

In Biome

Estuary, Biomes
Source Greater Flamingo (Wikipedia)

In Ecosystem

Camargue, Ecosystems
Source Camargue (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases

Found In

Africa

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Belgium

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France

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Germany

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Kenya

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Netherlands

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Norway

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South Asia

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Spain

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United Arab Emirates

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United Kingdom

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United States

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Sources
1. Greater Flamingo (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia
  • Taxobox
  • Infobox: status
    LC
  • 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.
  • Infobox: status2
    CITES_A2
  • In Biome: Estuary
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2. EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014)
  • Diet: Omnivore
3. GBIF Species API
GBIF Species API
  • System (Realm): Terrestrial
  • System (Realm): Freshwater
View the Source
4. Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Phoenicopterus roseus (Animal Diversity Web)
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology
  • Key Behaviors
    Key Behaviors terricolous flies diurnal diurnal motile motile nomadic nomadic social social colonial colonial
  • Economic Importance for Humans: Negative Impacts
    Negative Impacts crop pest
  • Conservation Status: CITES
    CITES No special status
View the Source
5. Wikidata: Greater Flamingo
Wikidata Q179863, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
6. Human Ageing Genomic Resources, University of Liverpool: AnAge entry for Phoenicopterus roseus
Human Ageing Genomic Resources, University of Liverpool
  • Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
    Maximum longevity 58.8 years (captivity)
  • Life history traits (averages): Adult weight
    Adult weight 2,500 g
View the Source
Camargue (Wikipedia)
WikipediaIn Ecosystem: Camargue, Wildlife section
Quote, In Ecosystem: Camargue, Wildlife section
Its brine ponds provide one of the few European habitats for the greater flamingo.
View the Source
Catalogue of Life
Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of LifeChild Taxon Of: PhoenicopteriformesView the Source
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