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Greater Flamingo

Phoenicopterus roseusPallas, PS, 1811

English (US) Greater Flamingo

The Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Phoenicopteridae (Flamingos) in the order Phoenicopteriformes.

Range: southern Europe and Mediterranean basin to southern Africa, Madagascar, and southern AsiaRange summary from AviList, in English.

Scientific name
Phoenicopterus roseus
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
English (US)
Greater Flamingo
Described by
Pallas, PS, 1811

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Taxonomic history

Described by
Pallas, PS, 1811
Type locality
ad ostia Volgae et Rhymni' = Ural River.
Original description
Zoographia Rosso-Asiatica, sistens omnium animalium in extenso Imperio Rossico (etc.) 2 p.207

Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.

See all 6 species of the family Phoenicopteridae