Kromme-Geelhout-Database
Species details
Genus
Genus : Phoenicopterus
Family: Phoenicopteridae (Aves)
Taxon : Bird
Group : Animal
SPECIES
roseusNOTES
A large summer migrant to 140 cm. Usually seen in large groups. Flies with the neck and legs held straight out. Strains out small aquatic invertebrates with its bill. Feeds in shallow water either walking and waving its head from side to side or rotating in a circle while stamping up and down. Seldom nests in southern Africa.
AUTHORITY
Pallas, 1811Sub Author
Conservation
RareHabit
Not ApplicableLand Invertebrate
Colour
- Notes: A white bird which has pink legs and a pink bill with a black tip
- Colour: White
Common Name
- Greater flamingo
- Flamingo
- Grootflamink
- Flamingo
Habitat
- NOTES: Seen wading in the shallow water and occasionally seen flying low over the water
- HABITAT NAME: River
Uses
- None known
- None
Months
- December
- January
- November
- October
- January
Synonyms for Species
- Phoenicopterus antiquorum
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