Other Scientific Names
Phoenicopterus minor [Collar et al. (1994)], Phoenicopterus minor [BirdLife International (2000)], Phoenicopterus minor [BirdLife International (2004)], Phoenicopterus minor [BirdLife International (2006)], Phoenicopterus minor [AERC TAC (2003)], Phoenicopterus minor [Cramp and Simmons (1977-1994)], Phoenicopterus minor [Dowsett and Forbes-Watson (1993)], Phoenicopterus minor [Sibley and Monroe (1990, 1993)]
Family
Phoenicopteridae (Flamingos)
Size
99 cm
First Described (Guide)
(Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1798)
Habitat
Large undisturbed alkaline and saline lakes, salt pans or coastal lagoons.
Vagrant to Afghanistan, Chad (NB), Comoros (NB), Egypt, Ghana (NB), Iran [Islamic Republic of] (E), Mauritius, Morocco, Niger (NB), Nigeria (NB), Oman, Réunion, Rwanda (NB), Sâo Tomé e Principe (NB), Somalia (NB), Spain, Swaziland (NB), United Arab Emirates.
Bulk of population in Rift Valley of eastern Africa; three further more or less discrete populations in Namibia/Botswana, Mauritania/Senegal and north-western India/Pakistan.
 
Population
Estimated population is 2,200,000 - 3,240,000 (2010) and decreasing.
Lesser Flamingo (Phoeniconaias minor) [XC383208]
by id from Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, Bouches-du-Rh\u00f4ne, Provence-Alpes-C\u00f4te d'Azur, France (call)
Nest
A mound of mud. In huge colonies, often in the company of Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus).