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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.
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 .
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
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).
During the 1950s, wild flamingo sightings started to tick up again, but birds from the captive population at Hialeah Park frequently escaped, leading to the conclusion that the majority of flamingo sightings in Florida were of escapees; until 2018, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission listed it as a nonnative species.
This list's taxonomic treatment (designation and sequence of orders, families and species) and nomenclature (English and scientific names) are those of The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World, 2022 edition. [1] The following tags highlight several categories of occurrence other than regular migrants and residents.