Phoenicopteriformes
Flamingos (Phoenicopteridae)
HBW 1, p. 508
- Large waterbirds with long neck and legs, and unique downcurved bill adapted to filter-feeding.
- All regions except Australasian and Antarctic.
- Shallow waterbodies, normally saline, brackish or alkaline; coastal or inland, from sea-level up to c. 5000 m.
- 3 genera, 5 species, 6 taxa.
- 1 species threatened; none extinct since 1600.
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List of species:
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- 186 3 116 67 8 1 Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber)
- 54 1 26 27 6 2 Chilean Flamingo (Phoenicopterus chilensis)
- 49 1 27 21 6 3 Lesser Flamingo (Phoeniconaias minor)
- 26 12 14 4 4 Andean Flamingo (Phoenicoparrus andinus)
- 34 16 18 6 5 Puna Flamingo (Phoenicoparrus jamesi)
Family statistics
3 genera, 5 species
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| 3 genera | (100%) |
| 5 species | (100%) |
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