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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.
The oldest recorded of its species was at least 15 years, 10 months old when it was recaptured and rereleased during a scientific study in Florida in 2006, according to All About Birds.
Phoenicopteriformes / f iː n ɪ ˈ k ɒ p t ə r ɪ f ɔːr m iː z / is a group of water birds which comprises flamingos and their extinct relatives. Flamingos and the closely related grebes ( Podicipedidae ) are contained in the parent clade Mirandornithes .
Birds of prey or predatory birds, also known as (although not the same as) raptors, are hypercarnivorous bird species that actively hunt and feed on other vertebrates (mainly mammals, reptiles and other smaller birds).
Genus Parabuteo – Ridgway, 1874 – two species Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population Greater flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus Pallas, 1811: widespread in Africa and southwest, south-central Eurasia Size: Habitat: Diet: LC American flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber Linnaeus, 1758
The following is a list of the bird species recorded in the Dominican Republic. The avifauna of the Dominican Republic included a total of 327 species as of October 2024, according to Bird Checklists of the World (Avibase). [1] Of them, 14 have been introduced by humans and 86 are rare or accidental.