Greater flamingo

Not to be confused with Greater (flamingo).

Greater flamingo
in the Camargue
Voice of the greater flamingo
CITES Appendix II (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Phoenicopteriformes
Family: Phoenicopteridae
Genus: Phoenicopterus
Species:
P. roseus
Binomial name
Phoenicopterus roseus
Pallas, 1811
Synonyms
  • Phoenicopterus ruber roseus
  • Phoenicopterus antiquorum[3]

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.

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2019) [amended version of 2018 assessment]. "Phoenicopterus roseus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22697360A155527405.en. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  3. ^ de Klemm, Cyrille; Lausche, Barbara J. (1987). African Wildlife Laws. IUCN. p. 1147. ISBN 2880320917. Retrieved 23 March 2019.