Greater Flamingo © pretoriazoo.org

Vagrant to Austria, Belarus (E), Belgium, Bulgaria (NB), Cameroon, China (mainland), Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Congo, Congo [The Democratic Republic of the], Croatia (Local Name: Hrvatska), Czech Republic, Denmark, Equatorial Guinea, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lesotho, Malta, Mauritius, Mongolia, Montenegro, Niger, Norway, Poland, Reunion, Romania, Russia (Central Asian), Serbia, Slovakia (Slovak Republic), Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan.

© 2004 Birdpedia (Last update: 29/09/2005)		Sole sighting was on Cocos-Keeling Island group in 1988. Breeds in eastern India.

Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of American Flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber).

No subspecies.


References
See References.

The Field Guide to the Birds of Australia Pizzey, G., and Knight, E., 1997, Angus & Robertson, Sydney ISBN 0 207 19691 5
Field Guide to Australian Birds Morecombe, M., 2000, Steve Parish Publishing Pty Ltd. ISBN 1 876282 10 X
Field Guide to the Birds of Australia Simpson, K., and Day, N., 1999, 6th Edition, Viking ISBN 0 670 87918 5
Reader's Digest Complete Book of Australian Birds 1988, 2nd Edition, Reader's Digest ISBN 0 949819 99 9
What Bird is That? 1984, Revised Edition, Angus & Robertson, Sydney ISBN 0 207 14846 5
Handbook of Australian, New Zealand & Antarctic Birds 1990 - , Oxford University Press, Melbourne ISBN 0 19 553244 9


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BirdLife International For more information about the Greater Flamingo see... BirdLife International Species Factsheet. Articles about the Greater Flamingo If you would like to read any articles about the Greater Flamingo... Show Articles (0) No Pictures of Greater Flamingo If Birdpedia has no pictures of Greater Flamingo or you would like to see more, then try the following...       From BING (10) No Videos of Greater Flamingo If Birdpedia has no videos of Greater Flamingo or you would like to see more, then try the following..       From BING (0) Where can I observe this species? Select an area (or leave blank) to see locations where this species has been recorded. Area   QLD NSW ACT VIC TAS SA WA NT NORFOLK LORDHOWE MACQUARIE HEARD COCOS CHRISTMAS ASHMORE OCEAN   All    Optional: Complete the following if you wish to restrict the reserve to within a given distance of a location. Please enter the Latitude and Longitiude of a given location together with the maximum distance (km) to display a list of reserves within that distance. You must enter a Latitude, a Longitude and a distance greater than 0.   Latitude: (Decimal degrees takes precedence) Deg Min Sec     Decimal degrees (Include compass setting or value)          N S or   GPS help Longitude: (Decimal degrees takes precedence) Deg Min Sec     Decimal degrees (Include compass setting or value)          E W or   Find GPS using Google Maps Distance Bearing     N NE E SE S SW W NW Get Sample GPS readings On What Field Trips was this species observed? Select an area (or leave blank), and a date range, to see field trips on which this species has been recorded. Area   QLD NSW ACT VIC TAS SA WA NT NORFOLK LORDHOWE MACQUARIE HEARD COCOS CHRISTMAS ASHMORE OCEAN   All    From To     Optional: Complete the following if you wish to restrict the reserve to within a given distance of a location. Please enter the Latitude and Longitiude of a given location together with the maximum distance (km) to display a list of reserves within that distance. You must enter a Latitude, a Longitude and a distance greater than 0.   Latitude: (Decimal degrees takes precedence) Deg Min Sec     Decimal degrees (Include compass setting or value)          N S or   GPS help Longitude: (Decimal degrees takes precedence) Deg Min Sec     Decimal degrees (Include compass setting or value)          E W or Distance Bearing     N NE E SE S SW W NW Get Sample GPS readings Latest Sightings for Greater Flamingo Select the Area to restrict the Sightings. Area   QLD NSW ACT VIC TAS SA WA NT NORFOLK LORDHOWE MACQUARIE HEARD COCOS CHRISTMAS ASHMORE OCEAN   All