Flamingos (Phoenicopteridae)
Lesser Flamingo (Phoeniconaias minor) - HBW 1, p. 525
French: Flamant nain
German: Zwergflamingo
Spanish: Flamenco Enano
Taxonomy: Phoenicopterus minor Geoffroy, 1798, no locality = Senegal.
In recent years, frequently included in genus Phoenicopterus, along with all other flamingos. Monotypic.
Distribution: Bulk of population in Rift Valley of E Africa; three further more or less discrete populations in Namibia/Botswana, Mauritania/Senegal and NW India/Pakistan.
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A big group on the water, resting and some of them feeding actively Locality Lake Munyanyange, Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 5 September 2006 5 years ago 45 sec 4.7 -
A group of birds resting and preening, and one landing Locality Lake Munyanyange, Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 5 September 2006 5 years ago 38 sec 4.7 -
A huge concentration of flamingos, mostly Lesser, some Greater Locality Lake Nakuru National Park, Kenya (Monotypic species)
Brooke Clibbon 10 December 2002 7 years ago 25 sec 3.9 -
A group of birds feeding on the lake, at pleasant sunset. Locality Wild Ass Sanctuary, Little Rann of Kutch, Kutch District, Gujarat, India (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 17 February 2011 1 year ago 21 sec 3.8 -
A big group of birds feeding and resting on the water. Locality Wild Ass Sanctuary, Little Rann of Kutch, Kutch District, Gujarat, India (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 17 February 2011 1 year ago 24 sec 3.7 -
A group of birds on the water, looking for food and several individuals preening. Locality Wild Ass Sanctuary, Little Rann of Kutch, Kutch District, Gujarat, India (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 17 February 2011 1 year ago 24 sec 3.7
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Lesser Flamingos feeding
Locality Kumbharwada Saltpans, Bhavnagar District, Gujarat, India
viragvyas5 11 May 2010 1 year ago 4 -
with greater flamingo , the first for Israel
Locality Eilat, Israel
Lior Kislev 9 April 2006 1 year ago 4 -
Adult bird taking flight
Locality Lake Nakuru National Park, Kenya
Philip Perry 27 June 2009 48 weeks ago 3.8 -
Lesser flamingos feeding
Locality Jamnagar District, Gujarat, India
Yograj and manjeet jadeja 2 years ago 3.8 -
A bird in the little zoo of Jandia
Locality Fuerteventura, Canary Islands
Rainer Mönke 11 November 2009 3 years ago 3.8 -
Adult in breeding plumage.
Locality Walvis Bay, Erongo Region, Namibia (Monotypic species)
Ken Havard 7 April 2013 1 week ago ADDED LAST MONTH 3.8
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calls from adults Locality San Antonio Zoo, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, USA (United States)
pcx 1 year ago 4
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