Greater flamingo
Phoenicopterus roseus
At a glance
- Scientific name
- Phoenicopterus roseus
- Class
- Bird
- Order
- Phoenicopteriformes
- Family
- Flamingo
- Diet
- Omnivore
- Size
- Medium (1–2 m)
- Active
- Day and night
- Continent
- Africa, Asia, Europe
- Habitat
- Wetlands, Rivers and lakes
- Conservation status
- Least concern
- Difficulty in WildGuessr
- Easy
Did you know?
- A flamingo's pink colour comes from carotenoid pigments in the algae and shrimp it eats.
- It can stand on one leg for long periods because a locking joint saves muscle effort.
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Classification, names and conservation status come from Wikidata (CC0), the photo from Wikimedia Commons. Wikidata Q179863 · All animals · All entries