| Greater Flamingo |
| | Conservation status | | | | Scientific classification | | | | Binomial name | Phoenicopterus roseus
Pallas, 1811 | | Synonyms | | Phoenicopterus antiquorum Greater Flamingos at Slimbridge Wildfowl and Wetlands Centre, Gloucestershire, England. ...
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For the American doo-wop group, best known for I Only Have Eyes for You (1959), see The Flamingos. ...
For the American doo-wop group, best known for I Only Have Eyes for You (1959), see The Flamingos. ...
For the American doo-wop group, best known for I Only Have Eyes for You (1959), see The Flamingos. ...
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Peter Simon Pallas (September 22, 1741 - September 8, 1811) was a German-born Russian zoologist. ...
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| The Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus) is the most widespread species of the flamingo family. It is found in parts of Africa, southwest Asia (including Turkey), southern Asia (coastal regions of India) and southern Europe (including Spain, Cyprus, Portugal, and the Camargue region of France). Some populations are short distance migrants. A single bird was seen on North Keeling Island (Cocos (Keeling) Islands) in 1988. In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biodiversity. ...
Flamingos are gregarious wading birds in the genus Phoenicopterus and family Phoenicopteridae. ...
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Shoreline of the Étang de Vaccarès The Camargue is the land south of Arles, France, between the Mediterranean Sea and the two arms of the River Rhône delta at the approximate coordinates 43°32′N 4°30′E . ...
Flock of Barnacle Geese during autumn migration Many species of birds undertake seasonal journeys of various lengths, a phenomenon known as Bird migration. ...
This is a large species, averaging 120-140cm tall, and is closely related to the Caribbean Flamingo and Chilean Flamingo, with which it is sometimes considered conspecific. This article follows the treatment in Ibis (2002) 144, 707-710. Binomial name Phoenicopterus ruber Linnaeus, 1758 The Caribbean Flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber) is a large species of flamingo closely related to the Greater Flamingo and Chilean Flamingo, with which it is sometimes considered conspecific. ...
Binomial name Phoenicopterus chilensis Molina, 1782 The Chilean Flamingo (Phoenicopterus chilensis) is a large species (110-130 cm) closely related to Caribbean Flamingo and Greater Flamingo, with which it is sometimes considered conspecific. ...
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Like all flamingos, this species lays a single chalky-white egg on a mud mound. In most birds and reptiles, an egg (Latin ovum) is the zygote, resulting from fertilization of the ovum. ...
Most of the plumage is pinkish-white, but the wing coverts are red and the primary and secondary flight feathers are black. Closeup on a single white feather A feather is one of the epidermal growths that forms the distinctive outer covering, or plumage, on a bird. ...
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The bill is pink with a restricted black tip, and the legs are entirely pink. The call is a goose-like honking.
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Greater Flamingo in closeup Image File history File links Commons-logo. ...
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Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1750x1216, 308 KB) Greater Flamingo at Bristol Zoo, Bristol, England. ...
| Greater Flamingo flexes its wings Download high resolution version (750x1083, 99 KB)Greater Flamingo at Bristol Zoo, Bristol, England. ...
| at Ras al Khor Bird Sanctuary, Dubai Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1024x683, 151 KB) Photographed by Nishad H. Kaippally. ...
Ras Al Khor, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, is a wetland reserve renowned for attracting migratory birds in large numbers. ...
Coordinates: Emirate Dubai Government - Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Area [1] - Metro 4,114 km² (1,588. ...
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References - BirdLife International (2004). Phoenicopterus roseus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 12 May 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern
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External links - Greater Flamingo videos on the Internet Bird Collection
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