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The greater flamingo is the tallest of the six different species of flamingos, standing at 3.9 to 4.7 feet (1.2 to 1.4 m) with a weight up to 7.7 pounds (3.5 kg), and the shortest flamingo species (the lesser) has a height of 2.6 feet (0.8 m) and weighs 5.5 pounds (2.5 kg).
Andean flamingo: Phoenicoparrus andinus: 38,000 [1] VU [1] [1] Maximum estimate. The population has been steadily decreasing, and current population is unknown. [1] James's flamingo: Phoenicoparrus jamesi: 106,000 [2] NT [2] [2] Estimated value from 2010 census. Actual population will likely be lower due to habitat loss. [2] American flamingo ...
The greater flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus) is the most widespread and largest species of the flamingo family. Common in the Old World, they are found in Northern (coastal) and Sub-Saharan Africa, the Indian Subcontinent (south of the Himalayas), the Middle East, the Levant, the Persian Gulf, the Gulf of Aden, the Red Sea, and the Mediterranean countries of Southern Europe.
Habitat degradation has caused populations of western red colobus, elephants, lions, and many other species to decrease heavily. [4] The western subspecies of the giant eland is critically endangered , the only remaining known population being in the Niokolo-Koba National Park ; the rapid decline in numbers of this antelope has been attributed ...
Found in many different habitats in Kenya. They can be found from the hot coastlands to the cool moorlands of the Aberdares and Mount Kenya range. A few of these places are Aberdares National Park, Meru National Park, Samburu National Reserve, Maasai Mara, Tsavo National Park and Amboseli National Park. Giraffe
The species — several birds, mussels, two species of fish and the Little Mariana fruit bat last seen in Guam in 1968 — have been listed as endangered for decades, according to the U.S. Fish ...
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed new protections for giraffes, saying their populations are threatened by poaching, habitat loss and climate change. Giraffes need endangered species ...
The park is also rich in bird life, including black eagle, African fish eagle, martial eagle, secretarybird, pied crow, Egyptian goose, francolin, and weavers. Fish species in the park include bass, bottle fish, bream, catfish and Melanochromis robustus. The park has a number of dams such as the Maleme Dam, the Mthselele Dam, the Toghwana Dam ...