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📷 Giles Laurent
📷 Giles Laurent
IUCN: Least Concern
Greater Flamingo
Phoenicopterus roseus
KingdomAnimalia›PhylumChordata›ClassAves›OrderPhoenicopteriformes›FamilyPhoenicopteridae›GenusPhoenicopterus
About
The greater flamingo is the largest and most widespread species of the flamingo family. Common in the Old World, they are found in Northern (coastal) and Sub-Saharan Africa, the Indian subcontinent, the Middle East, the Levant, the Persian Gulf, the Gulf of Aden, the Red Sea, and the Mediterranean countries of Southern Europe.
Key Facts
⛰Habitat Lagoons, mudflats, and shallow lakes
🍃Diet Filter feeder — algae, diatoms, crustaceans
📏Size & Weight Wingspan 1.4–1.7 m; height up to 1.45 m
⏳Lifespan 30–40 years wild
🗺Range Africa, southern Europe, Middle East, South Asia
BirdWading Bird
Key Facts
⛰Habitat Lagoons, mudflats, and shallow lakes
🍃Diet Filter feeder — algae, diatoms, crustaceans
📏Size & Weight Wingspan 1.4–1.7 m; height up to 1.45 m
⏳Lifespan 30–40 years wild
🗺Range Africa, southern Europe, Middle East, South Asia
Photo Credits
#1Wikimedia Commons · Free License
#2Giles Laurent · CC BY-SA 4.0
#3Giles Laurent · CC BY-SA 4.0
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