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Lesser Flamingos, Phoenicopterus Minor Photograph by Joel Sartore

Phoenicopterus minor É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1798; Physical Description. Throughout all the species of flamingos they are very similar. Some distinct characteristics are long thin legs, bright pink coloration, and a neck that is able to bend in curves in different directions. Males and females are generally similar but males tend to be.


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"Phoenicopterus" gets its origin from the Greek "phoinix" = red, carmine and "pteron" = wing, rightly, a characteristic common to all flamingoes.


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Phoeniconaias minor (Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1798) PROTONYM: Phoenicopterus minor Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1798. Bulletin des Sciences par la Société Philomathique de Paris 1(1791-1799) no.13(March 1798), p.98,pl. fig.1,2,3. TYPE LOCALITY: No type locaUty given = Senegal.


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Phoenicopterus minor. ( É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1798) Phoeniconaias is a genus of birds in the flamingo family Phoenicopteridae. The genus contains one extant species, the lesser flamingo ( Phoeniconaias minor ), occurring in sub-Saharan Africa and western India, [1] and an extinct species, Phoeniconaias proeses, from the Pliocene of.


Phoenicopterus minor

Class: Aves. Order: Phoenicopteriformes. Family: Phoenicopteridae. There are six species of flamingo in this family. Four species are found in the New World and two species, the greater and the lesser flamingo, are found in the Old World. Flamingos are large wading birds. They have long legs, long necks, and large down-curved bills.


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Phoenicopterus minor. Although it's the tallest bird on the Zoo's Tropics Trail, the lesser flamingo is the smallest species of flamingo. Where They Live: There are six species of flamingos in the world. The lesser flamingo is mostly found in salty lagoons and lakes of Africa.


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Scientific: Phoeniconaias minor Original description Citation: ( Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, É 1798) Reference: Bull. (Sci.) Soc. Philom. Paris 1 (1791-1799) no.13 (March 1798) p.98,pl. fig.1,2,3 Protonym: Phoenicopterus minor Link:


Lesser Flamingo, Phoenicopterus minor at Marievale Nature … Flickr

The Lesser Flamingos ( Phoenicopterus minor) is a species in the flamingo family of birds that resides in Africa (principally in the Great Rift Valley) and in southern Asia. Birds are occasionally reported from further north, but these are generally considered to be escapees. Description


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Animal Facts Height : 31-35 inches Weight : 3-4.5 pounds Wingspan : Roughly 38 inches Lifespan : Up to 50 years in human care Taxonomic Category Bird Where at the Zoo Tropics Trail Lesser flamingos get their pink coloration from the pigments in the algae they eat.


Lesser Flamingo, Phoenicopterus minor at Marievale Nature … Flickr

The Lesser flamingo ( Phoeniconaias minor Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1798) belongs to the order of the Phoenicopteriformes and to the family of the Phoenicopteridae and is the smallest as well as the most numerous among all flamingoes.


Lesser Flamingo (Phoenicopterus minor) at Lake Bogoria.Kenya Stock

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia lesser flamingoPhoeniconaias minor) is a occurring in sub-Saharan Africa and western [4] Birds are occasionally reported from further north, but these are generally considered vagrants Characteristics The lesser flamingo is the smallest species of flamingo, though it is a tall and large bird by most standards.


Lesser Flamingo (Phoenicopterus minor), feeding, Stock Photo

Lesser Flamingo - Phoenicopterus minor. The smallest of all Flamingos is the Lesser, and it is also the one that there is the most of. It is estimated that about 5 million of them reside in the world. They are found mainly in Africa and Asia, especially the India.


Lesser Flamingo (Phoenicopterus minor), native to Africa, in captivity

The Lesser Flamingo is the smallest species of flamingo, though it is a tall and largish bird by most standards. The species can weigh from 1.2 to 2.7 kg . The standing height is around 80 to 90 cm . The total length and wingspan are in the same range of measurements, from 90 to 105 cm . Most of the plumage is pinkish white.


Opiniones de phoenicopterus minor

Lesser flamin­gos, Phoeni­cona­ias minor, are pre­dom­i­nantly found in the south­ern re­gion of Africa reach­ing as far south as South Africa. They can also be found as far north as Yemen and as far west as Sene­gal and the coast of Guinea. Some dis­junct pop­u­la­tions have been lo­cated in the coastal re­gions of Mada­gas­car.


Lesser Flamingo (Phoenicopterus minor) Index Gallery Wild Bird

Phoenicopterus minor Information, images and range maps on over 1,000 birds of North America, including sub-species, vagrants, introduced birds and possibilities. Enter Bird's Name in Search Box: www.birds-of-north-america.net: Life, Habitat & Pictures of the Lesser Flamingo. B L W W W Family Latin Name;


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Size: 3-5 feet Weight: 2.6-8.8 pounds Lifespan: 20-30 years Diet: Omnivore Habitat: Coastal Americas, Caribbean, Africa, Asia, and Europe Population: Thousands to hundreds of thousands, depending on species Conservation Status: Vulnerable to Least Concern Species