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Phoeniconaias minor (Lesser Flamingo)

Synonyms: Phoenicopterus minor

Wikipedia Abstract

The Lesser Flamingo (Phoenicopterus minor) is a species in the flamingo family of birds that resides in Africa (principally in the East African Rift) and in southern Asia. Birds are occasionally reported from further north, but these are generally considered to be escapees.
View Wikipedia Record: Phoeniconaias minor

Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  3.88 lbs (1.76 kg)
Birth Weight [1]  117 grams
Clutch Size [2]  1
Maximum Longevity [3]  41 years

Ecoregions

Name Countries Ecozone Biome Species Report Map Climate Land
Use
Albany thickets South Africa Afrotropic Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands, and Scrub
Angolan Mopane woodlands Angola, Namibia Afrotropic Tropical and Subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands
Angolan Scarp savanna and woodlands Angola Afrotropic Montane Grasslands and Shrublands
Arabian Peninsula coastal fog desert Oman, Yemen, Saudi Arabia Afrotropic Deserts and Xeric Shrublands
Central Zambezian Miombo woodlands Tanzania, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola, Zambia, Malawi Afrotropic Tropical and Subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands
Drakensberg alti-montane grasslands and woodlands South Africa Afrotropic Montane Grasslands and Shrublands
Drakensberg montane grasslands, woodlands and forests South Africa, Swaziland, Lesotho Afrotropic Montane Grasslands and Shrublands
East African montane forests Sudan, Kenya, Tanzania Afrotropic Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests
Eastern Miombo woodlands Tanzania, Mozambique Afrotropic Tropical and Subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands
Eastern Zimbabwe montane forest-grassland mosaic Zimbabwe, Mozambique Afrotropic Montane Grasslands and Shrublands
Eritrean coastal desert Eritrea Afrotropic Deserts and Xeric Shrublands
Ethiopian xeric grasslands and shrublands Ethiopia, Eritrea, Somalia Afrotropic Deserts and Xeric Shrublands
Etosha Pan halophytics Namibia Afrotropic Flooded Grasslands and Savannas
Guinean forest-savanna mosaic Nigeria, Benin, Togo, Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Guinea-Bissau, Gambia, Senegal Afrotropic Tropical and Subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands
Guinean mangroves Senegal, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Côte d'Ivoire Afrotropic Mangroves
Highveld grasslands South Africa Afrotropic Montane Grasslands and Shrublands
Indus River Delta-Arabian Sea mangroves India, Pakistan Indo-Malayan Mangroves
Itigi-Sumbu thicket Tanzania, Zambia Afrotropic Tropical and Subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands
Kalahari Acacia-Baikiaea woodlands Botswana, Namibia, Zimbabwe, South Africa Afrotropic Tropical and Subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands
Kalahari xeric savanna Botswana, Namibia, South Africa Afrotropic Deserts and Xeric Shrublands
Kaokoveld desert Namibia, Angola Afrotropic Deserts and Xeric Shrublands
KwaZulu-Cape coastal forest mosaic South Africa Afrotropic Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests
Lowland fynbos and renosterveld South Africa Afrotropic Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands, and Scrub
Madagascar dry deciduous forests Madagascar Afrotropic Tropical and Subtropical Dry Broadleaf Forests
Madagascar mangroves Madagascar Afrotropic Mangroves
Madagascar spiny thickets Madagascar Afrotropic Deserts and Xeric Shrublands
Madagascar succulent woodlands Madagascar Afrotropic Deserts and Xeric Shrublands
Maputaland coastal forest mosaic Mozambique, Swaziland, South Africa Afrotropic Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests
Maputaland-Pondoland bushland and thickets South Africa Afrotropic Montane Grasslands and Shrublands
Masai xeric grasslands and shrublands Kenya Afrotropic Deserts and Xeric Shrublands
Montane fynbos and renosterveld South Africa Afrotropic Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands, and Scrub
Nama Karoo Namibia, South Africa Afrotropic Deserts and Xeric Shrublands
Namib desert Namibia Afrotropic Deserts and Xeric Shrublands
Namibian savanna woodlands Angola, Namibia Afrotropic Deserts and Xeric Shrublands
Northern Acacia-Commiphora bushlands and thickets Sudan, Ethiopia, Uganda, Kenya Afrotropic Tropical and Subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands
Northern Zanzibar-Inhambane coastal forest mosaic Kenya, Somalia, Tanzania Afrotropic Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests
Northwestern thorn scrub forests India, Pakistan Indo-Malayan Deserts and Xeric Shrublands
Rann of Kutch seasonal salt marsh India, Pakistan Indo-Malayan Flooded Grasslands and Savannas
Rwenzori-Virunga montane moorlands Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Rwanda Afrotropic Montane Grasslands and Shrublands
Sahelian Acacia savanna Senegal, Mauritania, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, Nigeria, Cameroon, Chad, Sudan, Eritrea, Ethiopia Afrotropic Tropical and Subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands
Sao Tome, Principe and Annobon moist lowland forests São Tomé and Príncipe Afrotropic Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests  
Serengeti volcanic grasslands Tanzania Afrotropic Tropical and Subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands
Somali Acacia-Commiphora bushlands and thickets Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan Afrotropic Tropical and Subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands
South Malawi montane forest-grassland mosaic Malawi, Mozambique Afrotropic Montane Grasslands and Shrublands
Southern Acacia-Commiphora bushlands and thickets Tanzania, Kenya Afrotropic Tropical and Subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands
Southern Africa bushveld Botswana, Zimbabwe, South Africa Afrotropic Tropical and Subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands
Southern Miombo woodlands Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia Afrotropic Tropical and Subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands
Southern Rift montane forest-grassland mosaic Malawi, Tanzania Afrotropic Montane Grasslands and Shrublands
Southern Zanzibar-Inhambane coastal forest mosaic Mozambique, Tanzania, Malawi, Zimbabwe Afrotropic Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests
Succulent Karoo Namibia, South Africa Afrotropic Deserts and Xeric Shrublands
West Sudanian savanna Senegal, Guinea, Mali, Côte d'Ivoire, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Niger, Nigeria Afrotropic Tropical and Subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands
Zambezian and Mopane woodlands South Africa, Mozambique, Botswana, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Swaziland, Namibia, Malawi Afrotropic Tropical and Subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands
Zambezian flooded grasslands Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia Afrotropic Flooded Grasslands and Savannas
Zambezian halophytics Mozambique, Botswana Afrotropic Flooded Grasslands and Savannas

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Map Climate Land Use
Amboseli National Park National Reserve II 99624 Kenya
Augrabies Falls National Park II 137301 Northern Cape, South Africa
Banc d'Arguin National Park II 2949017 Mauritania
Cape Peninsula National Park II 70141 Western Cape, South Africa
Delta du Saloum National Park II 179029 Senegal  
Diawling National Park II 163983 Mauritania  
Dinder National Park II 2088300 Sudan  
Etosha National Park II 5699141 Namibia  
Golden Gate Highlands National Park II 28689 Free State, South Africa
Hlane Royal National Park VI 30892 Swaziland  
Kalahari Gemsbok National Park II 2382284 Northern Cape, South Africa
Karoo National Park II 190300 Western Cape, South Africa
Lake Manyara National Park II 78767 Tanzania  
Lake Nakuru National Park II 46472 Kenya  
Malindi-Watamu Biosphere Reserve 48433 Kenya  
Marakele National Park II 163507 Limpopo, South Africa
Mlawula Nature Reserve IV 46444 Swaziland  
Mount Kulal Biosphere Reserve 1729738 Kenya  
Mountain Zebra National Park II 60944 Eastern Cape, South Africa
Nechisar National Park II 256137 Ethiopia  
Northern Works   South Africa        
Queen Elizabeth National Park II 522052 Uganda
Radom National Park II   Sudan  
Richtersveld National Park II 399195 Northern Cape, South Africa
Serengeti-Ngorongoro Biosphere Reserve 5696026 Tanzania  
Tsavo National Park II 3232255 Kenya
Tsitsikamma National Park II 34343 Southern Cape, South Africa  
West Coast National Park II 59916 Western Cape, South Africa
Wilderness National Park II 5929 Western Cape, South Africa  

Important Bird Areas

BirdLife Species Factsheet: View Factsheet
Name Location  IBA Criteria   Website   Map   Climate   Land Use 
Abijatta: Shalla Lakes National Park Ethiopia A1, A3, A4i, A4iii
Aftout es Sâheli Mauritania A1, A3, A4i, A4iii
Akaki: Aba-Samuel wetlands Ethiopia A1, A4i, A4iii
Arusha National Park Tanzania A1, A2, A3, A4i, A4iii
Bahir Dar: Lake Tana Ethiopia A1, A3, A4iii
Bemamba Wetland Complex Madagascar A1, A2, A3, A4i
Bishoftu lake Ethiopia A1
Bombetoka Bay and Marovoay wetlands Madagascar A1, A2, A3, A4i
Cape Cross lagoon Namibia A1, A4i, A4iii
Chelekleka lake and swamp Ethiopia A1, A4i, A4iii
Chott Boul Mauritania A1, A4i, A4iii
Chrissie Pans South Africa A1, A4i, A4ii, A4iii
Diawling National Park Mauritania A1, A3, A4i, A4iii
Djoudj wetlands Senegal A1, A4i, A4ii, A4iii
Etosha National Park Namibia A1, A3, A4i, A4iii
False Bay Park (proposed) South Africa A1, A4i, A4iii
Fogera plains Ethiopia A1
Green Lake Ethiopia A1, A4i, A4iii
Iles Tristao Guinea A1, A4i, A4iii
Iona National Park Angola A1, A2, A3
Koka dam and Lake Gelila Ethiopia A1, A4i, A4iii
Kyambura Wildlife Reserve Uganda A1, A3, A4i, A4iii
Lac Abhé Djibouti A1, A3, A4i
Lac de Guiers Senegal A1, A4i
Lake Bogoria National Reserve Kenya A1, A4i, A4iii
Lake Burungi Tanzania A1, A4i, A4iii
Lake Chew Bahir Ethiopia A1, A3, A4i, A4iii
Lake Elmenteita Kenya A1, A2, A4i, A4iii
Lake Eyasi Tanzania A1, A4i, A4iii
Lake Kitangire Tanzania A1, A4i, A4iii
Lake Langano Ethiopia A1
Lake Magadi Kenya A1, A4i, A4iii
Lake Manyara National Park Tanzania A1, A2, A3, A4i, A4iii
Lake Mburo National Park Uganda A1, A2, A3
Lake Nakuru National Park Kenya A1, A2, A4i, A4iii
Lake Natron and Engaruka basin Tanzania A1, A3, A4i, A4iii
Lake St Lucia and Mkuze swamps South Africa A1, A2, A3, A4i, A4iii
Lakes Anony and Erombo Madagascar A1, A2, A3, A4i
Longido Game Controlled Area Tanzania A1, A3, A4i
Mahavavy Kinkony Wetland Madagascar A1, A2, A3, A4i
Mahul: Sewree Creek India A1, A4i, A4iii
Makgadikgadi Pans Botswana A1, A3, A4i, A4iii
Manambolomaty wetland complex and Tsimembo Classified Forest Madagascar A1, A2, A3, A4i
Menabe: Andranomena Madagascar A1, A2, A3
Mile 4 saltworks Namibia A1, A4i, A4iii
Mweru Wantipa National Park Zambia A1, A3, A4i
Namib-Naukluft Park Namibia A1, A2, A3, A4i
Nechisar National Park Ethiopia A1, A2, A3
Ngorongoro Conservation Area Tanzania A1, A2, A3, A4i, A4ii, A4iii
Nyumba ya Mungu reservoir Tanzania A1, A3, A4i
Queen Elizabeth National Park and Lake George Uganda A1, A3, A4i
Quiçama Angola A1, A2, A3
Richards Bay Game Reserve South Africa A1, A4i, A4iii
Rio Cacheu Guinea-Bissau A1, A3
Rio Kapatchez Guinea A1, A4i, A4iii
Rio Mansôa and Gêba estuary Guinea-Bissau A1, A3, A4i, A4iii
Sandveld and Bloemhof Dam Nature Reserves South Africa A1, A4i
Sandwich Harbour Namibia A1, A4i, A4iii  
Serengeti National Park Tanzania A1, A2, A3, A4i, A4iii
Singida lakes Tanzania A1, A4i, A4iii
Sperrgebiet Namibia A1, A2, A3, A4i
Spitskop Dam South Africa A1, A4i
Sumbu National Park and Tondwa GMA Zambia  
Tsimanampetsotsa National Park Madagascar A1, A2, A3, A4i
Tsumkwe pan system Namibia A1, A3, A4i
Walvis Bay Namibia A1, A4i, A4iii
Wild Ass Wildlife Sanctuary India A1, A3, A4i, A4iii

Biodiversity Hotspots

Name Location Endemic Species Website Map
Cape Floristic Region South Africa No
Coastal Forests of Eastern Africa Kenya, Mozambique, Somalia, Tanzania No
Eastern Afromontane Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen, Zimbabwe No
Guinean Forests of West Africa Benin, Côte d'Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, São Tomé and Príncipe, Sierra Leone, Togo No
Horn of Africa Djibouti, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Kenya, Oman, Somalia, Yemen No
Madagascar and the Indian Ocean Islands Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles No
Maputaland-Pondoland-Albany Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland No
Succulent Karoo Namibia, South Africa No

Institutions (Zoos, etc.)

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Institution Infraspecies / Breed 
Al Ain Zoo
Aqua Zoo Friesland
Badoca Safari Park
Bosphorus Zoo (Bogaziçi Hayvanat
Caldwell Zoo
Cameron Park Zoo
Chehaw Wild Animal Park
Cleveland Metroparks Zoo
Dallas Zoo
Dierenpark de Oliemeulen (Zoo Tilburg)
Disney's Animal Kingdom
DSI Givskud Zoo
Faunia (Parque Biologico De Madrid,SA)
Fort Worth Zoological Park
Guadalajara Zoo
Hong Kong Zool. & Botanical Gardens
Honolulu Zoo
Johannesburg Zoological Gardens
Jurong Birdpark, Singapore
Kansas City Zoo
Lucknow Zoological Park
Maktoum Wildlife Centre
Menagerie du Jardin des Plantes
Minnesota Zoological Garden
Nagyerdei Kultúrpark KHT.
Nakhon Ratchasima Zool. Park
Nat'l Zoological Gardens of S. Africa
Oakland Zoo
Oasys Parque del Desierto de Tabernas
Opel-Zoo von Opel HessischeZoostiftung
Osaka Municipal Tennoji Zool. Gdns.
Parc Merveilleux
Parc Paradisio S.A.
Parc Zoologique d'Amneville
Safari West
Safaripark Beekse Bergen
San Antonio Zoological Gardens & Aquar
San Diego Wild Animal Park
San Diego Zoo
Sharjah Breeding Centre For Endangered
Silesian Zoological Garden
Slimbridge New Grounds W&WTrust
Taipei Zoo
Tama Zoological Park
The Tisch Family Zoological Gardens
Three Ring Ranch Exotic Animal Sanctuary
Tygerberg Zoopark
Vogelpark (Birdpark) Avifauna
Wild Animal Park Mechelen Planckendael
Xantus János Állatkert Kht.
Zoo and Aqua-Terrarium Ltd. Pécs
Zoo de Fuengirola (Rain Forest SL)
Zoo de Santillana y Parque Cuaternario
Zoo Santo Inácio Vila Nova de Gaia
Zoologicka Garden & Chateau Zlin-Lesna
Zoologická a botanická zahrada Plzen
Zoologischer Garten Augsburg GmbH
Zoologischer Garten Leipzig
Zoomarine Italia S.p.A.

Range Map

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External References

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Citations

Species recognized by Peterson A.P., 22-Sep-2011, ITIS Global: The Integrated Taxonomic Information System in Catalog of Life 2011
Attributes / relations provided by ♦ 1Terje Lislevand, Jordi Figuerola, and Tamás Székely. 2007. Avian body sizes in relation to fecundity, mating system, display behavior, and resource sharing. Ecology 88:1605 ♦ 2Jetz W, Sekercioglu CH, Böhning-Gaese K (2008) The Worldwide Variation in Avian Clutch Size across Species and Space PLoS Biol 6(12): e303. doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.0060303 ♦ 3de Magalhaes, J. P., and Costa, J. (2009) A database of vertebrate longevity records and their relation to other life-history traits. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 22(8):1770-1774
Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 gis.wwfus.org/wildfinder
Protected Areas provided by Biological Inventories of the World's Protected Areas in cooperation between the Information Center for the Environment at the University of California, Davis and numerous collaborators.
Biodiversity Hotspots provided by Biodiversity Hotspots, Conservation International
Important Bird Areas provided by BirdLife International (2010) Important Bird Areas. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 29/12/2010
Images provided by Google Image Search
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Range map provided by BirdLife International (2011) Bird species distribution maps of the world.
Weather provided by NOAA METAR Data Access
Institution information provided by International Species Information System - May 2011