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ViewsGreater FlamingoFrom Opus
[edit] IdentificationLength 120-145cm
Juvenile [edit] Similar SpeciesChilean Flamingo has grey legs with pink knees. [edit] DistributionSouthern Europe and Mediterranean basin to South Africa and Indian subcontinent [edit] TaxonomyOften considered conspecific with the Caribbean Flamingo (P. ruber) of the Americas. [edit] HabitatSalt pans and large bodies of shallow water, inland and coastal; saline and brackish waters preferred. [edit] BehaviourHighly gregarious [edit] VocalisationLoud cackles (reminiscent of Greylag Goose) [edit] References
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