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;[[:Category:Phoenicopterus|Phoenicopterus]] roseus | ;[[:Category:Phoenicopterus|Phoenicopterus]] roseus | ||
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Locally in southern [[Europe]] and Mediterranean basin to [[South Africa]] and [[India|Indian]] subcontinent. | Locally in southern [[Europe]] and Mediterranean basin to [[South Africa]] and [[India|Indian]] subcontinent. | ||
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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species.<br /> | This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species.<br /> | ||
Revision as of 18:49, 22 January 2014
- Phoenicopterus roseus
Identification
Length 120-145cm
Wing span 140-170cm
Adult
- White, tinged pink
- Red wing coverts
- Black flight feathers
- Decurved bill with black tip, red-orange in middle and pale yellow near eye in nominate, dark pink in roseus
- Legs pink and extremely long
Juvenile
Grey-brown with whitish underparts
Similar Species
Chilean Flamingo has grey legs with pink knees. Lesser Flamingo is smaller, has a dark bill and a dark red eye.
Distribution
Locally in southern Europe and Mediterranean basin to South Africa and Indian subcontinent.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species.
Was formerly considered conspecific with American Flamingo.
Habitat
Salt pans and large bodies of shallow water, inland and coastal; saline and brackish waters preferred.
Behaviour
Highly gregarious
Breeding
Breed in large colonies in nests that consists of mud compacted into a mound on top of which the nest of mud and twigs is situated, this is built by both sexes. 1 white egg is laid, and incubated by both parents for 27-31 days.
Diet
The diet includes small crustaceans, molluscs, and insects.
Vocalisation
Loud cackles (reminiscent of Greylag Goose)
<flashmp3>Phoenicopterus ruber (song).mp3</flashmp3>
Listen in an external program
References
- Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Collins Field Guide 5th Edition
- Collins Bird Guide ISBN 0 00 219728 6
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Greater Flamingo. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 23 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Greater_Flamingo
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