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A photo of a Lesser Flamingo (Phoeniconaias minor)
Lesser Flamingo

Lesser Flamingo

Phoeniconaias minor

The lesser flamingo (Phoeniconaias minor) is a species of flamingo occurring in sub-Saharan Africa and western India. Birds are occasionally reported from further north, but these are generally considered vagrants. Most of the plumage is pinkish white. The clearest difference between this species and the greater flamingo, the only other Old World species of flamingo, is the much more extensive black on the bill. Size is less helpful unless the species are together, since the sexes of each species also differ in height.
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Aart Verrips
Wednesday 20 Sep 2023 - 12:07pm
South Africa
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Liz Turner
Monday 18 Sep 2023 - 2:15pm
South Africa
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Samantha Zermatten
Monday 18 Sep 2023 - 1:30pm
South Africa
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Buzzy Joell
Monday 18 Sep 2023 - 9:04am
Namibia
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