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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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A map showing the sighting location
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Andrew Filby
Tuesday 30 May 2023 - 9:18pm
United Kingdom
A map showing the sighting location
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Aart Verrips
Tuesday 16 May 2023 - 8:23am
South Africa
A photo of a Lesser Flamingo photographed in Elizabeth Manor South Africa
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Theo Louw
Monday 15 May 2023 - 11:43am
South Africa
A map showing the sighting location
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Aart Verrips
Sunday 14 May 2023 - 9:47am
South Africa
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