Reference photo — El Golli Mohamed, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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Greater Flamingo
Phoenicopterus roseus
Easy
Least concern
Not photographed yet
Distribution
Range
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Quick facts
- Group
- Birds
- Family
- Phoenicopteridae
- Size
- 1.1–1.5 m (standing)
- Weight
- 2–4 kg
- Diet
- Filter feeder
- Lifespan
- 20–30 yrs
- Habitat
- Coastal lagoons, Salt pans, Mudflats
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.
Description from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), abridged.