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Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus
IUCN Red List history
| Year | Category |
|---|---|
| 2012 | Least Concern |
| 2009 | Least Concern |
| 2008 | Least Concern |
| 2004 | Least Concern |
| 2000 | Not Recognised |
| 1994 | Not Recognised |
| 1988 | Not Recognised |
Species attributes
| Migratory status | full migrant | Forest dependency | Does not normally occur in forest |
| Land mass type | Average mass | - |
Distribution
| Estimate | Data quality | |
|---|---|---|
| Extent of Occurrence breeding/resident (km2) | 5,060,000 | |
| Extent of Occurrence non-breeding (km2) | 8,210,000 | |
| Number of locations | - | |
| Fragmentation | - |
Population & trend
| Estimate | Data quality | Derivation | Year of estimate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of mature individuals | poor | Estimated | 2009 | |
| Population trend | Increasing | - | ||
| Number of subpopulations | - | - | - | |
| Largest subpopulation | - | - | - | |
| Generation length (yrs) | 16.3 | - | - | - |
| Trend justification: The overall population trend is increasing, although some populations may be stable and others have unknown trends (Wetlands International 2006). | ||||
Country/Territory distribution
| Country/Territory | Occurrence status | Extinct | Breeding | Non-breeding | Passage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Angola | Native | No | |||
| Armenia | Native | No | |||
| Austria | Vagrant | No | |||
| Azerbaijan | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Bahrain | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Bangladesh | Native | No | |||
| Belarus | Vagrant | No | |||
| Belgium | Vagrant | No | |||
| Botswana | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Bulgaria | Vagrant | No | Yes | ||
| Burundi | Native | No | |||
| Cambodia | Native | No | |||
| Cameroon | Vagrant | No | |||
| Cape Verde | Native | No | |||
| China (mainland) | Vagrant | No | |||
| Cocos (Keeling) Islands (to Australia) | Vagrant | No | |||
| Comoros | Native | No | |||
| Congo | Vagrant | No | |||
| Congo, The Democratic Republic of the | Vagrant | No | |||
| Croatia | Vagrant | No | |||
| Cyprus | Native | No | |||
| Czech Republic | Vagrant | No | |||
| Denmark | Vagrant | No | |||
| Djibouti | Native | No | |||
| Egypt | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Equatorial Guinea | Vagrant | No | |||
| Eritrea | Native | No | |||
| Ethiopia | Native | No | |||
| Finland | Vagrant | No | |||
| France | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Gambia | Native | No | |||
| Germany | Vagrant | No | |||
| Gibraltar (to UK) | Native | No | |||
| Greece | Native | No | Yes | Yes | |
| Guinea | Native | No | |||
| Guinea-Bissau | Native | No | |||
| Hungary | Vagrant | No | |||
| India | Native | No | |||
| Iran, Islamic Republic of | Native | No | |||
| Iraq | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Israel | Native | No | |||
| Italy | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Jordan | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Kazakhstan | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Kenya | Native | No | |||
| Kuwait | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Kyrgyzstan | Vagrant | No | |||
| Latvia | Vagrant | No | |||
| Lebanon | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Lesotho | Vagrant | No | |||
| Libya | Native | No | |||
| Macedonia, the former Yugoslav Republic of | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Madagascar | Native | No | |||
| Malawi | Native | No | |||
| Maldives | Native | No | |||
| Malta | Vagrant | No | |||
| Mauritania | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Mauritius | Vagrant | No | |||
| Mayotte (to France) | Native | No | |||
| Mongolia | Vagrant | No | |||
| Montenegro | Vagrant | No | |||
| Morocco | Native | No | |||
| Mozambique | Native | No | |||
| Namibia | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Nepal | Native | No | |||
| Niger | Vagrant | No | |||
| Norway | Vagrant | No | |||
| Oman | Native | No | Yes | Yes | |
| Pakistan | Native | No | |||
| Palestinian Authority Territories | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Poland | Vagrant | No | |||
| Portugal | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Qatar | Native | No | Yes | Yes | |
| Réunion (to France) | Vagrant | No | |||
| Romania | Vagrant | No | |||
| Russia (Asian) | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Russia (Central Asian) | Vagrant | No | |||
| Russia (European) | Native | No | |||
| Saudi Arabia | Native | No | Yes | Yes | |
| São Tomé e Príncipe | Native | No | |||
| Senegal | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Serbia | Vagrant | No | |||
| Seychelles | Native | No | |||
| Sierra Leone | Native | No | |||
| Slovakia | Vagrant | No | |||
| Slovenia | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Somalia | Native | No | |||
| South Africa | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Spain | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Sri Lanka | Native | No | |||
| Sudan | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Swaziland | Vagrant | No | |||
| Sweden | Vagrant | No | |||
| Switzerland | Vagrant | No | |||
| Syria | Native | No | Yes | Yes | |
| Tajikistan | Vagrant | No | |||
| Tanzania | Native | No | |||
| Tunisia | Native | No | |||
| Turkey | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Turkmenistan | Native | No | |||
| Uganda | Native | No | |||
| United Arab Emirates | Native | No | Yes | Yes | |
| Uzbekistan | Native | No | |||
| Western Sahara | Native | No | |||
| Yemen | Native | No | Yes | Yes | |
| Zambia | Native | No | |||
| Zimbabwe | Native | No |
Important Bird Areas where this species has triggered the IBA criteria
| Country/Territory | IBA Name | IBA link |
|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | Ab-i-Istada |  |
| Afghanistan | Dashte Nawar | |
| Algeria | Chott Merouane et Oued Khrouf | |
| Algeria | Garaet et-Tarf | |
| Algeria | Sebkha d'Oran | |
| Algeria | Sebkhet Baker | |
| Algeria | Sebkhet Djendli | |
| Botswana | Makgadikgadi Pans | |
| Cyprus | Akrotiri Peninsula - Episkopi Cliffs | |
| Cyprus | Larnaca salt-lakes | |
| Djibouti | Lac Abhé | |
| Egypt | El Malaha | |
| Egypt | Lake Bardawil | |
| Egypt | Zaranik Protected Area | |
| Ethiopia | Abijatta - Shalla Lakes National Park | |
| France | Camargue | |
| France | Cordon lagunaire de Sète à Agde | |
| France | Etangs de Canet et de Villeneuve-de-la-Raho et embouchure du Tech | |
| France | Etangs de Citis, Lavalduc, Engrenier, Pourra, l'Estomac, Fos et salines de Rassuen et de Fos | |
| France | Etangs de Leucate et Lapalme | |
| France | Etangs Montpellierains | |
| France | Etangs Narbonnais | |
| France | Petite Camargue fluvio-lacustre | |
| France | Petite Camargue laguno-marine | |
| France | Salins d'Hyères et de Pesquiers | |
| Greece | Evros delta | |
| Greece | Kallonis gulf | |
| Greece | Lake Mitrikou (Ismarida) | |
| Greece | Lakes Khortaro and Alyki, Moudros gulf, Diapori fen, and Fakos peninsula | |
| Greece | Lakes Volvi-Langada (or Koronia-Ag. Vasiliou) and Rentina Gorge (or Makedonika Tempi) | |
| Greece | Porto Lagos, Lake Vistonis, and coastal lagoons (Lakes of Thrace) | |
| Guinea | Iles Tristao | |
| India | Kaliveli Tank and Yeduyanthittu estuary | |
| India | Mahul - Sewree Creek | |
| India | Point Calimere Wildlife Sanctuary | |
| India | Sambhar Lake | |
| India | Thol Lake Wildlife Sanctuary | |
| India | Wild Ass Wildlife Sanctuary | |
| Iran, Islamic Republic of | Arjan Protected Area | |
| Iran, Islamic Republic of | Gomishan marshes and Turkoman steppes | |
| Iran, Islamic Republic of | Kaftar lake | |
| Iran, Islamic Republic of | Lake Bakhtegan, Lake Tashk and Kamjan marshes | |
| Iran, Islamic Republic of | Lake Kobi | |
| Iran, Islamic Republic of | Lake Uromiyeh | |
| Iran, Islamic Republic of | Miankaleh Peninsula and Gorgan Bay | |
| Iran, Islamic Republic of | Shadegan marshes and tidal mudflats of Khor-al Amaya and Khor Musa | |
| Iraq | Bahr Al Milh | |
| Iraq | Haur Al Suwayqiyah | |
| Kazakhstan | Korgalzhyn State Nature Reserve | |
| Kenya | Lake Bogoria National Reserve | |
| Kenya | Lake Elmenteita | |
| Kenya | Lake Nakuru National Park | |
| Kenya | Lake Turkana | |
| Kenya | Tana River Delta | |
| Libya | Benghazi | |
| Madagascar | Lakes Anony and Erombo | |
| Madagascar | Mahavavy Kinkony Wetland | |
| Mauritania | Aftout es Sâheli | |
| Mauritania | Banc d'Arguin National Park | |
| Mauritania | Chott Boul | |
| Mauritania | Diawling National Park | |
| Morocco | Baie d'Ad Dakhla | |
| Morocco | Lagune de Khnifiss | |
| Morocco | Marais Larache | |
| Morocco | Merja Zerga | |
| Morocco | Sebkha Bou Areg | |
| Morocco | Sebkha Zima | |
| Namibia | Cape Cross lagoon | |
| Namibia | Etosha National Park | |
| Namibia | Mile 4 saltworks | |
| Namibia | Sandwich Harbour | |
| Namibia | Tsumkwe pan system | |
| Namibia | Walvis Bay | |
| Oman | Barr al Hikman | |
| Pakistan | Rann of Kutch Wildlife Sanctuary | |
| Portugal | Castro Marim | |
| Portugal | Mondego Estuary | |
| Portugal | Ria Formosa (Faro lagoon) | |
| Portugal | Salinas de Alverca e do Forte da Casa | |
| Portugal | Tejo estuary | |
| Qatar | Khor al-Udeid | |
| Senegal | Delta du Saloum | |
| Senegal | Djoudj wetlands | |
| Senegal | Guembeul Avifaunal Reserve and St Louis lagoons | |
| South Africa | Barberspan and Leeupan | |
| South Africa | Chrissie Pans | |
| South Africa | De Hoop Nature Reserve | |
| South Africa | False Bay Park (proposed) | |
| South Africa | Kamfers Dam | |
| South Africa | Lake St Lucia and Mkuze swamps | |
| South Africa | Lower Berg river wetlands | |
| South Africa | Sandveld and Bloemhof Dam Nature Reserves | |
| South Africa | West Coast National Park and Saldanha Bay islands | |
| Spain | Cádiz bay | |
| Spain | Ebro delta | |
| Spain | El Hondo wetland | |
| Spain | Fuente de Piedra, Gosque and Campillos lakes | |
| Spain | Medina and Puerto Real lagoons | |
| Spain | Mountain range and saltpans at Cabo de Gata | |
| Spain | Odiel and Tinto marshes and Huelva coastal lagoons | |
| Spain | Santa Pola salt-pans | |
| Spain | Wetlands of western Almería | |
| Syria | Sabkhat al-Jabbul | |
| Tanzania | Lake Burungi | |
| Tanzania | Lake Eyasi | |
| Tanzania | Lake Kitangire | |
| Tanzania | Lake Manyara National Park | |
| Tanzania | Singida lakes | |
| Tunisia | Bibane | |
| Tunisia | Bordj Kastil | |
| Tunisia | Boughrara | |
| Tunisia | Chott Djerid | |
| Tunisia | Garaet Douza | |
| Tunisia | Ichkeul | |
| Tunisia | Kerkennah islands | |
| Tunisia | Kneiss | |
| Tunisia | Lake Tunis (Lake Radès) | |
| Tunisia | Salines de Monastir | |
| Tunisia | Salines de Thyna | |
| Tunisia | Sebkhet en Noual | |
| Tunisia | Sebkhet Halk el Menzel | |
| Tunisia | Sebkhet Kelbia | |
| Tunisia | Sebkhet Sedjoumi | |
| Tunisia | Sebkhet Sidi el Hani | |
| Tunisia | Sebkhet Sidi Khelifa | |
| Tunisia | Sebkhet Sidi Mansour | |
| Turkey | Acıgöl Lake | |
| Turkey | Çöl Lake and Çalıkdüzü | |
| Turkey | Büyük Menderes Delta | |
| Turkey | Burdur Lake | |
| Turkey | Ceyhan Delta | |
| Turkey | Ereğli Plain | |
| Turkey | Gökçeada Lagoon | |
| Turkey | Göksu Delta | |
| Turkey | Gediz Delta | |
| Turkey | Kulu Lake | |
| Turkey | Seyfe Lake | |
| Turkey | Seyhan Delta | |
| Turkey | Sultan Marsh | |
| Turkey | Tersakan Lake | |
| Turkey | Tuz Lake | |
| Turkmenistan | Ekerem - Esenguly | |
| Turkmenistan | Turkmenbashy Bay | |
| Yemen | Aden | |
Habitats & altitude
| Habitat (level 1) | Habitat (level 2) | Importance | Occurrence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marine Neritic | Estuaries | major | non-breeding |
| Marine Neritic | Estuaries | major | breeding |
| Wetlands (inland) | Permanent Saline, Brackish or Alkaline Lakes | major | non-breeding |
| Wetlands (inland) | Permanent Saline, Brackish or Alkaline Lakes | major | breeding |
| Altitude | 0 - 0 m | Occasional altitudinal limits |
Utilisation
| Purpose | Primary form used | Life stage used | Source | Scale | Level | Timing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pets | Whole | Adults and juveniles | Wild | Subsistence, National | Non-trivial | Recent |
| Food (human) | Whole | Adults and juveniles | Wild | Subsistence, National | Non-trivial | Recent |
| Pets | Whole | Adults and juveniles | Wild | International | Non-trivial | Recent |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2013) Species factsheet: Phoenicopterus roseus. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 25/05/2013.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2013) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 25/05/2013.
This information is based upon, and updates, the information published in BirdLife International (2000) Threatened birds of the world. Barcelona and Cambridge, UK: Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International, BirdLife International (2004) Threatened birds of the world 2004 CD-ROM and BirdLife International (2008) Threatened birds of the world 2008 CD-ROM. These sources provide the information for species accounts for the birds on the IUCN Red List.
To provide new information to update this factsheet or to correct any errors, please email BirdLife
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| Key facts | |
|---|---|
| Current IUCN Red List category | Least Concern |
| Family | Phoenicopteridae (Flamingos) |
| Species name author | Pallas, 1811 |
| Population size | mature individuals |
| Population trend | Increasing |
| Distribution size (breeding/resident) | 5,060,000 km2 |
| Country endemic? | No |
| Links to further information | |
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- Summary information on this species - Climate change species distributions | |
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